I say that a Bachelor is a man who is not married and living single (it doesn't matter if he's divorced or widowed), my brother says a bachelor has to have never been married at all. Which definition is right?
2007-09-15 05:20:27 · 12 answers · asked by maev 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). A man who was formerly married is not a bachelor but rather is a divorcé or a widower (except in cases where the marriage was legally annulled, in which case there was legally no marriage—especially if it was never consummated
2007-09-15 05:24:10 · answer #1 · answered by D and G Gifts Etc 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A bachelor is an unmarried man. It doesn't matter whether he's divorced, widowed, or has a girlfriend.
I think in the US we use bachelor to mean a man who has never been married, but that's just a customary usage. It's not the technical definition of the word.
2007-09-15 12:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by cjcourt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A man who has never been married.
A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon.
A Bachelor (of arts or science) can become a Master (of arts or science) but a bachelor in real life can only become a slave after marriage.
2007-09-15 12:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by UseAnotherNickname 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictionary says an unmarried man.
You may have additional definitions, but if you are unmarried and a male, you are a bachelor
2007-09-15 12:50:29 · answer #4 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bachelor is a man that has never been married. You can find it in any thesaurus.
2007-09-15 12:33:41 · answer #5 · answered by Ricardo R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bachelor is the equivalent of the biblical "wise man."
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2007-09-15 12:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any unmarried man, divorced or widowed included.
2007-09-15 12:25:48 · answer #7 · answered by oracleofohio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a man bachelor is a man who is unmarried.
2007-09-15 12:26:02 · answer #8 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nop
2007-09-15 12:23:48 · answer #9 · answered by tadm 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
an unmarried man, per dictionary.com
2007-09-15 12:25:14 · answer #10 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋