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

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 Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

I said, without turning round, and instead of answering me Jack went straight into his bedder and seemed to be washing himself vigorously.

From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles

Fred and he did not seem to be very pleased to see each other again, and since they always got on my nerves I went into my bedder to finish dressing.

From Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate by Turley, Charles

Either as a bedder, or a bush in the herbaceous border, or, still more, when grown as a dwarf hedge, its fresh loveliness is a never-ending delight.

From Roses and Rose Growing by Kingsley, Rose Georgina

Bei Gott! you bedder git oop und back your glo'es, und stob dod gryin'.

From In the Arena Stories of Political Life by Tarkington, Booth