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bedder

noun

Etymology

From bed + -er (measurement suffix).

  1. derived from *bʰedʰh₂-✻ — “to dig”
  2. inherited from *badją✻ — “resting-place, plot of ground”
  3. inherited from *badi✻
  4. inherited from bedd
  5. inherited from bed
  6. formed as bedder — “bed + -er”

Definitions

  1. Agent noun of bed

    Agent noun of bed; one who beds.

  2. Contraction of bedmaker

    Contraction of bedmaker; a housekeeper or domestic cleaner (historically a domestic servant), generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Cambridge University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern scout at Oxford University.

  3. A property with a specified number of bedrooms.

    • From looking round, I realized that the gap in the market was for smart one-bedders in central locations.
    • The main gripe with new condominiums these days is the lack of space, and that was apparent in this three-bedder unit with its small bedrooms and communal spaces.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA