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Noun: bachelor  ba-chu-lu(r)
  1. A man who has never been married
    "At 40, he was still a bachelor living with his parents";
    - unmarried man
     
  2. A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
    "The knight bachelor dreamed of rising through the ranks of chivalry"; "The bachelor-at-arms dreamed of rising through the ranks of chivalry";
    - knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms [archaic]
     
  3. [Cdn] An apartment with one main room
    "The young professional rented a cosy bachelor apartment in the city centre";
    - studio apartment, studio, bachelor apartment [Cdn], studio flat [Brit]
Verb: bachelor  ba-chu-lu(r)
  1. Lead a bachelor's existence
    "He's been bacheloring it since his divorce";
    - bach [US, Austral, NZ]

Derived forms: bachelors

Type of: adult male, apartment, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], flat [Brit], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], knight, live, man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Bachelor, The