The difference between Bachelor and Bachelorette

When used as nouns, bachelor means a person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet, whereas bachelorette means an unmarried woman.


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  1. Bachelor as a noun:

    A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.

  2. Bachelor as a noun:

    The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.

  3. Bachelor as a noun:

    Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

  4. Bachelor as a noun (Canada):

    A bachelor apartment.

  5. Bachelor as a noun (obsolete):

    An unmarried woman.

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  6. Bachelor as a noun (obsolete):

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

  7. Bachelor as a noun (obsolete):

    Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.

  8. Bachelor as a noun:

    A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish () of the southern United States.

  1. Bachelorette as a noun (North America):

    An unmarried woman.

  2. Bachelorette as a noun (Canada):

    A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.

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