bedsitter

7.2

A small furnished room that is both a living room and a bedroom, often with a tiny kitchen

noun
/ˈbɛdˌsɪtə/

: estudio

She lives in a small bedsitter in London.

Examples

His bedsitter was cramped but cozy, with just enough space for a bed and a tiny kitchenette.
After the divorce, she moved into a small bedsitter in north London.
Many students in the city rent bedsitters near their universities due to the lower cost.
Many students prefer a bedsitter for its affordability.
She lives in a small bedsitter near the university where she can study and relax.
After moving to the city, he rented a cozy bedsitter that had a small kitchen and bathroom.
The bedsitter was ideal for a young professional looking for an affordable living space.

Synonyms

bedsit

vsbedsitter

1 6.7

A small furnished room used for both living and sleeping

is the same small room but named as common informal rented accommodation

bedsitting room

vsbedsitter

7.2

A single furnished room used as both a living room and a bedroom, often with basic kitchen facilities

is the same concept but often called in shorter informal usage

How Big

single dwelling

2.9

apartment

∞ 1.0

studio apartment

13 2.8

bedsitter

7.2

Surface Forms

bedsitter singular

bedsitters plural

Morphology

bedsitter = bedsit (opaque) = bed + sit + er

The word is historically tied to 'bedsit' and 'bed-sitting room', but the present room sense is lexicalized and not straightforwardly recovered from the added -er.

Etymology

The word bedsitter comes from the old phrase bed-sitting room, which simply joins bed and sitting to mean one small space that is both a 'bedroom' and a 'sitting room'. That's why a bedsitter is a small furnished room where you sleep and live in the same space.