bedder

American  

[bed-er] / ˈbɛd ər /

noun

1. bedmaker.

2. Also called bedding plant.  Horticulture. an ornamental plant that is suitable for planting with other plants in a bed to achieve a desired visual effect.

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bedder British  

/ ˈbɛdə /

noun

1. (at some universities) a college servant employed to keep students' rooms in order

2. a plant that may be grown in a garden bed

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Etymology

Origin of bedder

First recorded in 1605–15; bed + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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bedder

The "bedder" had a tiny slot of a window opening on to the kitchens of a neighbouring college: the "sitter" was slightly larger but just as dark.

From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown

Vare goot, Sare Stephen; dee sooner a ting ees congluded, de bedder.

From At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice

It was a rare lark, but we've got three days bedder for it.

From Oswald Bastable and Others by C. E. (Charles Edmund) Brock

Home is a good thing to remember," he said earnestly, "and a bedder thing not to be ashamed of.

From Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

"Give them to the bedder while they're hot."

From The Longest Journey by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster