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Meaning of old bachelor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An old man who has never married.

Equivalents

한국어 노총각

Examples

“The people produce⟳ far more food than they consume⟳, and exchange⟳ the surplus for gongs and brass cannon, ancient jars, and gold and silver ornaments, which constitute their wealth. On the whole, they appear⟳ very free from disease, marriages take⟳ place⟳ early (but not too early), and old bachelors and old maids are alike unknown. Why, then, we must inquire, has not a greater population been produced?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

old bag Old Bailey old ball old banger Old Bar Old Barag

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