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• n  a man who has never been married
• n  a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
• v  lead a bachelor's existence

• The term bachelor previously meaning a young knight or a student with a bachelor's degree first appeared in reference to an unmarried man in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury .
• During the bachelor years in the early '80s, the math-camp mentality was accompanied by a frat-boy recreational style.
• Matt Klitscher AP While the show's season finale and reunion special were shown back-to-back on March 2, six weeks had elapsed between the finale when bachelor Jason Mesnick .

• unmarried man
• knight bachelor
• bachelor-at-arms
• bach

News & Articles

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• 'Bachelor' looks for contenders in Orlando
  Do you like the "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" series?        
  June 18, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel
• 'Bachelor' casting call to be held in Braintree
  Bernie & Phyl's Furniture, in conjunction with WCVB-TV, will host an open casting call for "The Bachelor" on Saturday.
  June 18, 2013 - WCVB Boston
• Bachelor’s in nursing degree available
  DIXON – Local nurses next fall will have a convenient way to continue their education. Sauk Valley Community College has partnered with Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford to offer associate-degree-trained nurses the opportunity to earn their bachelor’s degrees.
  June 18, 2013 - SaukValley.com

Quotes

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• Brad Pitt in Waleg.com
  Brad said: "my job was to drive them to bachelor parties & things. I'd pick them up, & at the gig I'd collect the money, play the bad Prince tapes & catch the girls' clothes. It was not a wholesome atmosphere, & it got very depressing. After two...
• Peter Andre in india-server.com
  I wasn't allowed a bachelor party. I never had one. I was told if I was even so much as pictured with another girl - even if she was just a fan or whatever - the wedding would be off. So I chose the wedding,said Andre.
• Tiffany Pollard in San Jose Mercury News
  Shows like 'The Bachelor' are very safe. They don't step out of the box,Pollard says. "We were really the first show to demonstrate that love knows no color, no barriers."