bedsitter
noun
bed·sit·ter
ˈbed-ˌsi-tər 
variants
or less commonly bed-sitter
plural bedsitters also bed-sitters
British
: a one-room apartment serving as both bedroom and sitting room : bedsit
Ebury Street with its bedsitters, flatlets, small businesses, and round the corner a post-office, could not afford airs.—
Patrick White
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“Bedsitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedsitter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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