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bachelor

bachelor

238 3.3
A person who has a first university degree
  • noun
  • /ˈbætʃələr/
translation icon : título de grado
  • Seems he just graduated with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
  • a bachelor's degree
  • earn a bachelor's degree
  • complete a bachelor's degree

And by the way, for many jobs out there, yes, bachelors in IT would be ideal.

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Examples

  • Funny thing about my chemistry degree is I actually have a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry.

  • The minimum educational level, a bachelor's degree, was held by only 5% of the population.

    Academic text (2015)
  • You have your education, but does your like bachelor's degree get you a higher paying job?

  • So we both went to college, got our bachelor's degree.

  • And by the way, for many jobs out there, yes, bachelors in IT would be ideal.

  • The other teacher is female with a bachelor's degree and was in her first year of teaching.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Since 2003, there has been a drop in total bachelor's degree production, both for male and female students.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students who complete their bachelor's degree earn 22% more than those with just an associate's degree.

    Academic text (2015)
  • First, earnings associated with the bachelor's degree are higher than for sub-baccalaureate awards.

    Academic text (2012)
  • After four years of hard work, he proudly earned his bachelor's degree in biology.

Synonyms

single
vsbachelor
96 1.8

A person who is not married or in a romantic relationship

is specific to a man rather than any person regardless of gender
unmarried man
vsbachelor
3 1.0

A man who has never been married

is broader, meaning any man not married now rather than lifetime status
confirmed bachelor
vsbachelor
  • Archaic
1 5.6

A man who chooses to stay unmarried for a long time

is neutral about choice and does not imply a permanent decision

Antonyms

A person who has a husband or wife

Compounds

138 2.8

A party for a man before he gets married with his male friends to celebrate

A first university degree in science subjects that usually takes three to five years

A first university degree in subjects like languages, history, and social sciences

1 5.6

A man who chooses to stay unmarried for a long time

A degree in music from a university after three or four years

bachelor girl
  • Archaic
7.8

A young woman who is not married and lives alone and supports herself

A university degree that teaches how to work in and run libraries

A university degree in nursing that combines arts and science subjects

A first university degree in religious study for people training as Christian ministers

A first degree in law earned at university

A first university degree in the study of literature

A first university degree in medicine that lets someone become a doctor

A university degree in the study of the navy and ships

A first university degree about designing and planning buildings

A university degree for students who study engineering

A first university degree in the study of religion

9.9

A low-ranking knight allowed to carry only a small flag on a lance

A man given the title Sir by the crown who is not in a knight order

Surface Forms

bachelor singular
bachelors plural

Etymology

Bachelor also names the first university degree and comes from Latin baccalaureus, meaning 'young student'. A helpful way to remember this is the old story that links baccalaureus to bacca 'laurel berry' (a sign of a prize), so a 'bachelor' was a young scholar who had earned the first honour or degree.