Bachelor

n.

A man of any age who has not been married.

n.

An unmarried woman.

n.

A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.

n.

A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

n.

In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.

n.

A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.


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