Bachelor vs. Bachelorette

Main Difference

The main difference between Bachelor and Bachelorette is that the Bachelor is a unmarried man who lives independently and Bachelorette is a film

• Bachelor

  A bachelor is a man who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet. It is also the title of anyone of any gender or marital status who holds a bachelor’s degree.

• Bachelorette

  Bachelorette (/ˌbætʃələˈrɛt/) is a term used in American English for a single, unmarried woman. The term is derived from the word bachelor, and is often used by journalists, editors of popular magazines, and some individuals. “Bachelorette” was famously the term used to refer to female contestants on the old The Dating Game TV show and, more recently, The Bachelorette.

  In older English, the female counterpart term to “bachelor” was “spinster”. However, this has acquired negative connotations and mostly been abandoned. When used now, it tends to imply that the woman has never been married and is too old to find a husband and have children. A bachelorette may have previously been in a relationship.

  In Canada, the term bachelorette also refers to a small bachelor apartment (an apartment with only one large room serving as a bedroom and living room plus a separate bathroom—i.e. a studio apartment).

• Bachelorette (noun)

  a young unmarried woman

  “a photo of each bachelorette accompanies her profile”

• Bachelorette (noun)

  a very small bachelor apartment

  “a bachelorette in a high-rise complex”