"confirmed bachelor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: confirmed bachelors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} confirmed bachelor (plural confirmed bachelors)
  1. (euphemistic) A gay man. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Male people Translations (a gay man): wala nahilig (Cebuano), neniam edziĝis (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-confirmed_bachelor-en-noun-hUq-2MIf Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 57 43 Disambiguation of Male people: 59 41 Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'a gay man': 93 7
  2. Any man uninterested in committed relationships. Translations (any man uninterested in committed relationships): conco [masculine] (Catalan), wala nahilig (Cebuano), vannoutunut poikamies (Finnish), célibataire endurci [masculine] (French), Hagestolz [dated, masculine] (German), stary kawaler [masculine] (Polish), solterón (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-confirmed_bachelor-en-noun-iVCVgoVW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of 'any man uninterested in committed relationships': 4 96

Inflected forms

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