First Known Use: 1899
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bed–sitter
noun bed–sit·ter \ˈbed-ˌsi-tər\
Definition of BED-SITTER
British : a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and sitting room —called also bedsit, bed-sitting-room
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Origin of BED-SITTER
bed-sitting room + -er (as in fresher freshman, rugger rugby)
Rhymes with BED-SITTER
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