bed-sitter
[ bed-sit-er ]
/ ˈbɛdˌsɪt ər /
noun
a combination bedroom and sitting room.
Also called
bed-sitting room
[bed-sit-ing] /ˈbɛdˈsɪt ɪŋ/.
Origin of bed-sitter
1925–30;
bed-sitt(ing room) +
-er7
Words nearby bed-sitter
bed tea,
bed tray,
bed-and-breakfast,
bed-blocking,
bed-sit,
bed-sitter,
bed-wetting,
bedabble,
bedash,
bedaub,
bedaux system
Example sentences from the Web for bed-sitter
It was what is known as a "bed-sitter" on the ground-floor at the end of the main passage.
The Hypocrite |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull