bedmaker

American  

[bed-mey-ker] / ˈbɛdˌmeɪ kər /

noun

1. a person who makes up beds.

2. a person who constructs beds, as a carpenter.

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Other Word Forms

• bedmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of bedmaker

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; bed, maker

Example Sentences

Carillion and the bedmaker Warren Evans have also folded, endangering thousands of jobs, while staff cuts have been announced at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, British Gas, Debenhams and New Look.

From The Guardian

As a bedmaker and cashier, he could earn thousands.

From Washington Post

The two have teamed up to offer visitors’ tours of the bedmaker’s workshop followed by afternoon tea in the Savoy’s glass-domed lounge, known as the Thames Foyer.

From New York Times

The BBC's North America Technology Correspondent Richard Taylor lay down with Russ Dawson from American bedmaker Sleep Number - whose latest product claims to monitor the sleep patterns of children through its app-connected bed.

From BBC

My bedmaker has just been here to ask whether you were an elderly lady, and whether you would wish your bread-and-butter cut thick or thin?

From Project Gutenberg