bed-sitter

One-room living space

A bed-sitter is a British term for a one-room rental unit that serves as both bedroom and living space, typically with basic cooking facilities.

The tenant rents a single room in a larger house, often sharing a bathroom with other lodgers.

Also spelled bedsitter or shortened to bedsit: She lived in a cramped bed-sitter near the university.

housing

studio

Creative professional's workspace

furnished · accommodation · lodging · compact · dwelling · quarters · digs · rooms · garret · attic

tenancy

tenant

One who rents property

  • landlordProperty owner renting out
  • leaseTemporary use contract
  • rentPayment for temporary use

deposit · letting · furnished · unfurnished · utilities · shared · communal · kitchenette · washroom · notice

lifestyle

compact

Tightly packed together

functional · simple · cramped · cozy · solitary · independent · frugal · budget · temporary · transitional

Opposites
dwelling size and complexity

bed-sittermansion

Large, stately home

manor house · palace · estate · villa · penthouse

housing status and prestige

bed-sitterluxury apartment

Upscale residential rental unit

penthouse suite · mansion · executive residence

Family

bed, sit, sitter, beds, bedded, bedding, sits, sitting, sitters

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G