bedmaker

[ bed-mey-ker ]

/ ˈbɛdˌmeɪ kər /

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noun

a person who makes up beds.

a person who constructs beds, as a carpenter.

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Origin of bedmaker

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bedmaker

bedmaking, noun

Words nearby bedmaker

bed linen, Bedlington, Bedlington terrier, bed load, Bedloe's Island, bedmaker, bedmate, bed molding, bed moulding, Bednorz, bed of nails

How to use bedmaker in a sentence

At least not until I checked out the new limited offering from high-end British bedmaker Savoir Beds.
Savoir Beds’ Royal State Bed: Just Perfect, If You Have $175,000|Daniel Gross|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Had he acted discourteously to his bedmaker or his gyp, he would have minded just as much, which was not polite of him.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
Then the bedmakers began to arrive, chatting to each other pleasantly, and he could hear Ansell's bedmaker say, "Oh dang!"
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
He forgets to add an unknown sum to pay for the waste, impositions, and perquisites inseparable from a bedmaker's existence.
Old Picture Books|Alfred W. Pollard

The female servant (not unfrequently his wife or daughter) is the bedmaker.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
My bedmaker and tutor were the only people to whom I bid goodbye.
The Fall of Prince Florestan of Monaco|Charles Wentworth Dilke