a confirmed bachelor
11confirmed — con|firmed [ kən fɜrmd ] adjective 1. ) only before noun always living in a particular way, having a particular belief, or behaving in a particular way: He is a confirmed bachelor. a confirmed atheist 2. ) proved and therefore known to be true or …
12confirmed — [[t]kənfɜ͟ː(r)md[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n You use confirmed to describe someone who has a particular habit or belief that they are very unlikely to change. I m a confirmed bachelor... Leonard, a confirmed atheist, simply could not understand …
13confirmed — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)md] / US [kənˈfɜrmd] adjective 1) [only before noun] always living in a particular way, having a particular belief, or behaving in a particular way He is a confirmed bachelor. a confirmed atheist 2) proved and therefore known to be… …
14bachelor — bach|e|lor [ˈbætʃələ US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: bacheler, probably from Medieval Latin baccalarius farmer, squire, student ] 1.) a man who has never been married ▪ Gerald was 38, and a confirmed bachelor (=a man who has… …
15bachelor — /ˈbætʃələ / (say bachuhluh) noun 1. an unmarried man of any age. 2. a person who has taken the first degree at a university (used only in titles and certain other expressions referring to such as degree): a Bachelor of Arts; a bachelor s degree.… …
16confirmed — adj. firmly settled in some habit or condition (confirmed in his ways; a confirmed bachelor) …
17bachelor — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, baccalaureate, baccalaureus, bach, banneret, baronet, caballero, cavalier, chevalier, companion, confirmed bachelor, degree, doctor, doctorate, knight …
18bachelor — bach|e|lor [ bætʃələr ] noun count a man who has never been married. It is more usual to say that someone who is not married is single. An eligible bachelor is one who many women want to marry because he is rich and attractive. A confirmed… …
19bachelor — noun (C) a man who has never been married: confirmed bachelor (=a man who intends never to marry) | eligible bachelor (=a rich young man who has not yet married) …
20confirmed — con|firmed [kənˈfə:md US ə:r ] adj a confirmed bachelor/atheist/vegetarian etc someone who seems completely happy with the way of life they have chosen …
