ˈbedə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: 1,2 bed + er
1. : one that makes up beds especially in an English university
2. : one that places or fixes something in a bed: as
a. : a pottery worker who arranges greenware in piles with sand and clay between to protect and support the pieces during biscuit firing
b. : a leatherworker who salts hides and piles them in beds to preserve them
3. : a bedding plant : a plant grown in a bed for ornamental purposes (as a rose, begonia, or geranium)
4. Britain : bedroom
5. : a device for adjusting contact between rifle barrel and fore-end consisting of one or more adjustable contact points mounted in the forearm by means of which compensation may be made for error in initial fit of forearm to barrel, minor stock warpage due to weather conditions, and barrel vibration under given powder loads