bachelorette
Americannoun
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bachelorettes
plural
noun
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humorous a young unmarried professional woman
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another word for bachelor apartment
Gender
What's the difference between bachelorette and bachelor? See -ette.
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Etymology
Origin of bachelorette
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Emily Shatz, a 26-year-old public relations associate in San Francisco, said she has spent even more—about $15,000 on seven weddings and three bachelorette parties in the same time period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A few days later, a flurry of activity at Swift's Rhode Island mansion had fans speculating that a bachelorette party was in full swing.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Sightings of Swift and Kelce gathering separately in single-sex groups have prompted major speculation about the stars’ respective bachelor and bachelorette parties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Next to them, a bachelorette party bound for Croatia sips Champagne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
I oohed and aahed at wedding dresses and helped plan the bachelorette activities.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
But for the signs in Albanian, we could have been on the Amalfi Coast, or the Côte d’Azur, except that it has not yet been overrun with bachelorettes and party buses.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Now it’s inflating the dating value of bachelors and bachelorettes in the semiconductor industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"This is something that's only going to continue, as we start having bachelorettes and weddings."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Although Carolyn initially stayed mum about her past relationship with Turner, she decided to come forward with her story after seeing Turner pull similar shenanigans with the bachelorettes on live television.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
The bachelorettes he works with “probably tend to spend more” on their parties in general, he added.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
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