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Meanings of bachelor in English

Portuguese
bacharel

A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon.

bacharel
Portuguese
celibatário
Catalan
solter
Spanish
soltero

A man who has never been married.

celibatário
Synonyms
Examples for "knight bachelor"
Examples for "knight bachelor"
1
David Adjaye received a knight bachelor award.
Reuters
2
I am a plain knight bachelor.
Sir John Constantine / Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abr...
3
Sir Ron was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1988 New Year Honours, for services to business management and the community.
Radio NZ
4
The Queen used the sword that belonged to her father, George VI, to bestow the insignia of Knight Bachelor upon Capt Sir Tom.
Radio NZ
5
"From Sir Francis Falconnet, Knight Bachelor of Beaumaris, volunteer captain in his Majesty's German Legion," he announced, with stern dignity.
The Master of Appleby / A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part w...

Lead a bachelor's existence.

Usage of bachelor in English
1
Do not lose the bachelor: This is easily the most important rule.
Ebony
2
Junpei did not need much money to support his austere bachelor's lifestyle.
After the quake: stories
3
The Judge laughed good-naturedly in the face of the little old bachelor.
Quit Your Worrying!
4
John Morton's wife was at home, and Hasseling was a young bachelor.
The devil's touch
5
Fortunately, Warner and the detectives were keeping bachelor hall in the lodge.
The Circular Staircase
6
The first eligible bachelor appears -not my type, I swipe left.
The Guardian
7
In India he had a bachelor brother, a son and a grandson.
The Voice in the Fog
8
There was a general laugh over this effusion of the Boston bachelor.
The Old Stone House
9
A chief inspector at his age must be a most eligible bachelor.
Death of a Red Heroine
10
Abraham Lincoln Todd straightened himself up in the most independent bachelor style.
The Making of Mary
11
Wake was a lifelong bachelor, with no known lovers of either gender.
The accident man
12
Concludes with E-mail update from the incorrigible bachelor: I finished Wright's book.
The new yorker
13
In theory, he was the second most eligible bachelor in the country.
The Guardian
14
If that's the eye o' the law, the law is a bachelor.
The Irish Times
15
You must know, señor, that I am called the bachelor Samson Carrasco.
Don Quixote
16
Wither, poor girl, in your garret; rot, poor bachelor, in your Club.
The Book of Snobs
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Translations for bachelor
Catalan
solter
Spanish
soltero
Bachelor through the time
Bachelor across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Less common
New Zealand
Less common
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