bedfellow

American  

[bed-fel-oh] / ˈbɛdˌfɛl oʊ /

noun

1. Also called bedmate.  a person who shares one's bed.

2. an associate or collaborator, especially one who forms a temporary alliance for reasons of expediency.

   Politics makes strange bedfellows.

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bedfellow British  

/ ˈbɛdˌfɛləʊ /

noun

1. a person with whom one shares a bed

2. a temporary ally or associate

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Etymology

Origin of bedfellow

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

Example Sentences

Taking on prediction markets, it seems, makes for strange bedfellows.

From Barron's

Humour and science fiction may not seem obvious bedfellows but a history of cinema will tell you different.

From BBC

If pro football and the fashion industry would seem to be unlikely bedfellows, nobody told the league and its players.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Related Words

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• client
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• customer
• inmate
• patron
• recipient
• tenant
• vacationer
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