Spinster vs. Bachelor

Spinster and Bachelor Definitions
Spinster
Often Offensive A woman, especially an older one, who has not married.
Bachelor
A man who is not married.
Spinster
(Archaic) A person, especially a woman, whose occupation is spinning thread.
Bachelor
A man who has never been married.
Spinster
A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
Bachelor
A man who is not married and is not involved in a serious romantic relationship.
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Spinster
One who spins (puts a spin on) a political media story so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance; a spin doctor, spin merchant or spinmeister.
Bachelor
A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
Spinster
(obsolete) Someone whose occupation was spinning thread.
Bachelor
A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.
Spinster
(obsolete) A woman of evil life and character; so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
Bachelor
A young knight in the service of another knight in feudal times.
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Spinster
A spider; an insect (such as a silkworm) which spins thread.
Bachelor
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Spinster
A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.
She spake to spinster to spin it out.
The spinsters and the knitters in the sun.
Bachelor
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
Spinster
A man who spins.
Bachelor
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
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Spinster
An unmarried or single woman; - used in legal proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.
If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate the writ.
Bachelor
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
Spinster
A woman of evil life and character; - so called from being forced to spin in a house of correction.
Bachelor
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
Spinster
An elderly unmarried woman
Bachelor
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
Spinster
Someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
Bachelor
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
Bachelor
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelor
A man of any age who has not been married.
As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound.
Bachelor
An unmarried woman.
Bachelor
A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.
Bachelor
A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.
Bachelor
In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.
Bachelor
A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Bachelor
A man who has never been married
Bachelor
A knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
Bachelor
Lead a bachelor's existence