bedder

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Etymology 1

From bed +‎ -er (agent noun suffix).

Noun

bedder (plural bedders)

1. Agent noun of bed; one who beds.
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.^[1][2]

   Coordinate terms: scout, porter, gyp

Etymology 2

From bed +‎ -er (measurement suffix).

Noun

bedder (plural bedders)

1. (in combination, informal) A property with a specified number of bedrooms.
   • 2006, Liz Hodgkinson, The Complete Guide to Renovating and Improving Your Property:

     From looking round, I realized that the gap in the market was for smart one-bedders in central locations.

   • 2014 January 10, Hilary Osborne, “For sale: four-bedder complete with previous owners”, in The Guardian‎:
   • 2017 August 7, “A 3-bedder condo with space for a family of three”, in Lookbox Living‎:

     The main gripe with new condominiums these days is the lack of space, and that was apparent in this three-bedder unit with its small bedrooms and communal spaces.

   • 2020 October 3, Ryan Ong, “Why two-bedroom units could be the safest choice for rental income”, in 99.co‎:

     Well if it’s a two-bedder, it’s not too big a problem. Such units are still big enough for her and her partner, and maybe their first child too.

References

1. "Bedders, Bulldogs and Bedells: A Cambridge Glossary" By Frank Stubbings,Cambridge University Press,1995
2. "Upstairs, downstairs: college servants 1919-1939", http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/archive-month/may-2010.html

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