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batchelor

batchelor is the archaic spelling of bachelor.

Meaning of bachelor

Noun

bachelor (plural bachelors)

  1. A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet.
    • As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.1824, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], Tales of a Traveller, (please specify |part=1 to 4), Philadelphia, Pa.: H[enry] C[harles] Carey & I[saac] Lea, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    single
    Antonyms:
    husband, wedder
    1. (Canada) A bachelor apartment.
    2. A male animal without a mate during breeding season.
    3. (obsolete) An unmarried woman.
      • A bachelor still, by keeping of your portion :
        And keep you not alone without a husband1632 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “The Magnetick Lady: Or, Humors Reconcil’d. A Comedy […]”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio)...
  2. The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
    1. Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

See all 9 meanings of bachelor

Proper noun capitalized: Batchelor

Batchelor

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia, named after Lee Batchelor.
  3. An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Forms of batchelor

pluralbatchelors

Phrases with batchelor

Questions about batchelor

What does batchelor mean?
Batchelor means a surname.
What is batchelor the archaic spelling of?
Batchelor is the archaic spelling of bachelor.
What part of speech is batchelor?
Batchelor is a proper noun.

Words near batchelor in the dictionary

  1. batched up
  2. batchedit
  3. Batchelder
  4. Batchelders
  5. batcheler
  6. batchelor
  7. batchelor's fare
  8. batchelor's son
  9. batchelorite
  10. batchelors
  11. batcher

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