eligible bachelor
Unmarried desirable man
An eligible bachelor is an unmarried man considered a desirable marriage prospect, typically because of wealth, status, good looks, or some combination: The magazine published its annual list of the most eligible bachelors.
The phrase carries an old-fashioned flavor, evoking a time when marriage was more explicitly transactional and women's financial security depended on finding a suitable match.
- singleOne in number
- handsomeAttractive in appearance
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- old moneyLong-established family fortune
- trust fundAssets held for another
suitor · catch · charming · available · desirable · marriage · white wedding · dating · romantic · swept off feet · debonair · gentleman · heir · millionaire · dashing · courtship · proposal · unattached
- regency romancecourtship, marriage plot, proposal, suitor, suitors
- bachelor lifeindependence, freedom, autonomy
- singlessingle, unmarried, unwed, singleton, unattached
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
eligible bachelormarried man
Wed male
taken · spoken for · off the market · committed · betrothed
eligible bachelorunmarriageable
Unfit for wedlock
confirmed bachelor · hopeless case · deadbeat · loser · ne'er-do-well
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