noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
General-American:[bæ.tʃə.lɝ.ɛks]
General-American, New-England:[bæ.tʃɪ.lə.ɹɛks]
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Someone who has not yet married; a bachelor or bachelorette of any gender identity, especially one identifying as non-binary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A bachelorx party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From bachelor + -x (“used to replace a gendered suffix”).