Bachelor vs. Bachelorette — What's the Difference?

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

Bachelorette (/ˌbætʃələˈrɛt/) is a term used in American English for a single, unmarried woman. The term is derived from the word bachelor, and is often used by journalists, editors of popular magazines, and some individuals.

A man who is not married.

A young unmarried woman

A man who has never been married.

A very small bachelor apartment

A man who is not married and is not involved in a serious romantic relationship.

An unmarried woman.

A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.

(North America) An unmarried woman.

A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.

(Canada) A very small bachelor (single room) apartment.

A young knight in the service of another knight in feudal times.

A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.

The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

(Canada) A bachelor apartment.

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.

(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.

A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.

A man of any age who has not been married.

An unmarried woman.

A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.

A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.

A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.

A man who has never been married

A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

Lead a bachelor's existence