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)
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2 (usually Bachelor) a person who has a Bachelor's degree (= a first university degree):
a Bachelor of Arts / Engineering / Science
seealsoBA, BED, BSC
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