bedder

American  

[bed-er] / ˈbɛd ər /

noun

1. bedmaker.

2. Also called bedding plant.  Horticulture. an ornamental plant that is suitable for planting with other plants in a bed to achieve a desired visual effect.

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bedder British  

/ ˈbɛdə /

noun

1. (at some universities) a college servant employed to keep students' rooms in order

2. a plant that may be grown in a garden bed

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Etymology

Origin of bedder

First recorded in 1605–15; bed + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Home is a good thing to remember," he said earnestly, "and a bedder thing not to be ashamed of.

From Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

"Give them to the bedder while they're hot."

From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

You know you haf bedder look von de vind as Ah got.

From Great Sea Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

You'll find the bath spread and your clothes laid out in your bedder, and in five minutes or so Jephson will bring hot water in a lordly can.

From Foe-Farrell by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

I said, without turning round, and instead of answering me Jack went straight into his bedder and seemed to be washing himself vigorously.

From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles