Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedgoer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bed-go-er
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yeoman responsible for taking care of the beds.

noun

A person who retires to bed to sleep.

Example Sentences

"One hundred men, besides officers, form the band; of these eight are ushers, four hangers, and two bedgoers. The functions of the usher are well known; but it may not be so well remembered that the ancient services of the hangers and bedgoers was to hang with tapestry and fit up chambers for royalty, when princes travelled, or removed from palace to palace, […]"
"He looked round to see that the door was shut behind the last bedgoer of my little party, and then turned to me."

Etymology

bed + goer

Inflected Forms

bedgoers (plural)

Questions

What does bedgoer mean?: A yeoman responsible for taking care of the beds.
Where does bedgoer come from?: bed + goer

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