Senior Member. A bachelor is a man who has never married. It is noun. Single refers to a man or a woman who is not presently married (although they might previously have been.)

Does a bachelor mean single?

A bachelor is an unmarried man. A confirmed bachelor is one who intends to remain that way forever—hes settled on it, hes resolute, hes confirmed. The phrase confirmed bachelor became popular during the Victorian era, when it was used primarily to describe men who disliked or avoided women.

Is bachelor a marital status?

A bachelor is a man who is not and has never been married.

Why does bachelor mean single?

Bachelor originally referred to men of inferior status in professions so demanding they precluded marriage. By the late nineteenth century the term had neutralized to simply mean unmarried man, as it still does today.

What does it mean when someone is a bachelor?

1 : a young knight who follows the banner of another. 2 : a person who has received a degree from a college, university, or professional school usually after four years of study bachelor of arts also : the degree itself received a bachelor of laws. 3a : an unmarried man He chooses to remain a bachelor.

Can a divorced person be called single?

You can be considered as single if you have never been married, were married but then divorced, or have lost your spouse.