"bedder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bedders [plural]
Etymology: From bed + -er (agent noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bed|-er|id2=agent noun|pos2=agent noun suffix}} bed + -er (agent noun suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedder (plural bedders)
  1. Agent noun of bed; one who beds. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: bed (extra: one who beds)
    Sense id: en-bedder-en-noun-tIzkZkg~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 42 17
  2. (Cambridge University slang) Contraction of bedmaker; a housekeeper or domestic cleaner (historically a domestic servant), generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Cambridge University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern scout at Oxford University. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: bedmaker (extra: a housekeeper or domestic cleaner (historically a domestic servant), generally female, employed by one of the constituent colleges of Cambridge University to clean rooms; generally equivalent to a modern scout at Oxford University) Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-bedder-en-noun-~VOnd8Sn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 42 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bedders [plural]
Etymology: From bed + -er (measurement suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bed|-er|id2=measurement|pos2=measurement suffix}} bed + -er (measurement suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bedder (plural bedders)
  1. (in combination, informal) A property with a specified number of bedrooms. Tags: in-compounds, informal
    Sense id: en-bedder-en-noun-vpE68kfh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 37 42 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 42 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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