Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One with whom a bed is shared.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bedfellow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person with whom one shares a bed.

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Examples

  • You cannot advertise for a white flatmate, but a white bedmate is fine.

    January 30, 2005 Laban 2005

  • You cannot advertise for a white flatmate, but a white bedmate is fine.

    Archive 2005-01-30 Laban 2005

  • You cannot advertise for a white flatmate, but a white bedmate is fine.

    'If you don't take a job as a prostitute, we can stop your benefits' Laban 2005

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Reminding herself that her bedmate was a well-known womanizer, Judy slid out of bed, put on her dressing gown and fixed breakfast.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • Dr. Teddy Altman on Grey's Anatomy, mourning the departure of grief counselor/current bedmate James Tupper. ...

    Matt's TV Week in Review 2010

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