bachelor

Universal Words noun 1 a man who has never been married: an eligible bachelor (= one that many people want to marry, especially because he is rich) * He was a confirmed bachelor (= a person who intended never to marry; often used in newspapers to refer to a homosexual man) * (BrE) a bachelor flat (= one suitable for a person living alone) compareSPINSTER 2 (usually Bachelor) a person who has a Bachelor's degree (= a first university degree): a Bachelor of Arts / Engineering / Science seealsoBA, BED, BSC