noun
Meaning 1
Agent noun of bed; one who beds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: agent, form-of
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bedder
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
Qualifier: Cambridge University slang
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noun
Meaning 3
A property with a specified number of bedrooms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, informal
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noun
Meaning 4
an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bedding plant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: garden plant
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bedder From bed + -er (agent noun suffix).
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bedder From bed + -er (measurement suffix).