bachelor

noun

Definition of bachelornext
as in spinster

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Recent Examples of bachelor In April, LinkedIn ranked real estate as the second fastest-growing sector for new grads over the last three years, spanning those who recently completed their high school diploma, associate’s degree, bachelor’s, or apprenticeship. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Snyder earned bachelor’s degrees in English and education, along with a minor in theology, from Valparaiso University in 2003. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Just 30% of 2025 bachelor’s degree graduates found a full-time job in their field within months of graduating, and engineering majors, supposedly the safest bet in the building, are seeing underemployment climb past one in four. — Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 According to Boerner, the most in-demand roles are, in order, Safety Engineer, Information Security, Integration Engineer, Reliability Engineer, and Hardware Engineer, with each role requiring at least a bachelor’s degree in a related field of study. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor
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  1. spinster
  2. maiden
  3. bachelorette
  4. maid
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  • The cast’s sole survivor is Jessica Hecht, who pours miraculous warmth and complexity into her faintly insulting role as Colleen, the head teller, a morally upright spinster goosed by her flirtation with Sonny and the spotlight.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There would be some updates—instead of a spinster, my protagonist, Clemence Lathbury, is a divorcee.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of spinster
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  • Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
  • The country's newest aircraft carrier undertook an eight-month maiden voyage in January 2024, swiftly followed by a nearly 11-month deployment.
    — Steve Walsh, NPR, 4 June 2026
Definition of maiden
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  • As the bachelorette crew struggled against the river on June 27, Burleson, finally able to get cell phone service, began texting her fiancé, Will McGowan, for weather and fire updates.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The party portion of the festivities were shared by the tennis WAG on Monday and, this goes without saying, came after a traditional bachelorette fitting.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of bachelorette
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  • Palace maids stand around a plump woman, struggling to fasten a black belt sash around her waist.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
  • The series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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