bedfellow

[ bed-fel-oh ]
/ ˈbɛdˌfɛl oʊ /
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noun

Also called bedmate. a person who shares one's bed.
an associate or collaborator, especially one who forms a temporary alliance for reasons of expediency: Politics makes strange bedfellows.

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Origin of bedfellow

First recorded in 1400–50, bedfellow is from the late Middle English word bedfelow. See bed, fellow

Words nearby bedfellow

bedel, bedesman, bedevil, bedew, bedfast, bedfellow, bedford, bedford cord, bedford heights, bedfordshire, bedframe
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Words related to bedfellow

mate, friend, customer, patron, visitor, caller, companion, inmate, client, recipient, tenant, vacationer, roomie, flatmate, bunkmate, lodger, transient, boarder, frequenter, renter

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British Dictionary definitions for bedfellow

bedfellow
/ (ˈbɛdˌfɛləʊ) /

noun

a person with whom one shares a bed
a temporary ally or associate
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