bedfellow
Americannoun
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Also called bedmate. a person who shares one's bed.
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an associate or collaborator, especially one who forms a temporary alliance for reasons of expediency.
Politics makes strange bedfellows.
noun
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a person with whom one shares a bed
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a temporary ally or associate
Etymology
Origin of bedfellow
First recorded in 1400–50, bedfellow is from the late Middle English word bedfelow. See bed, fellow
Example Sentences
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Paramount appears the more obvious bedfellow for TNT Sports.
From BBC
After all, children were once the target audience for the format – they're hardly strange bedfellows, and young customers are nothing new.
From BBC
If politics makes strange bedfellows, war sometimes makes strange career paths.
In an internal email from July 2024, university officials said "attempting to retain the business in China and publication of the research are now untenable bedfellows".
From BBC
Tragedy and comedy make freaky bedfellows in “Oedipus the King, Mama!”
From Los Angeles Times
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