confirmed bachelor

noun

A gay man.

Meanings

nounconfirmed bachelor (plural confirmed bachelors)

plural confirmed bachelors

  1. euphemisticA gay man.

    To Sebastian's pleasure, he had remained a confirmed bachelor, for many years with no one other than a few now deceased sexual partners, the now deceased detective, Arek Mannheim and the elusive Gustav Barnas knowing his true sexual preference.

    2003, Alan M. Bickel, The Fall of Stara Ves, page 439

    Synonyms: evening botanist

  2. Any man uninterested in committed relationships.

    Confirmed bachelor Drew Buchanan was generally a love-'em-and-leave-'em type.

    2011, Gail Link, Lone Star Lover

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gay man.

Translations

Catalan conco
  • concoany man uninterested in committed relationships
Esperanto neniam edziĝis
  • neniam edziĝisa gay man
Estonian vanapoiss
  • vanapoissany man uninterested in committed relationships
Finnish vannoutunut poikamies
  • vannoutunut poikamiesany man uninterested in committed relationships
French célibataire endurci
  • célibataire endurciany man uninterested in committed relationships
German Hagestolz
  • Hagestolzany man uninterested in committed relationships
Lithuanian senbernis
  • senbernisany man uninterested in committed relationships
Polish stary kawaler
  • stary kawalerany man uninterested in committed relationships
Spanish solterón
  • solterónany man uninterested in committed relationships
Cite this entry
APA

confirmed bachelor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmed%20bachelor

MLA

“confirmed bachelor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmed%20bachelor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confirmed bachelor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confirmed%20bachelor.

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