Plural of bedmaker; multiple people whose job is to make beds or clean bedroom spaces.
From bedmaker + the plural suffix -s. The plural form is particularly associated with Cambridge University where bedmakers remained a tradition into the 20th century.
The persistence of the bedmaker role at Cambridge until recently shows how some institutions preserve historical occupations as part of their identity and tradition.
Plural of bedmaker; inherits the gendered labor history of institutional domestic service roles primarily performed by women.
Same as bedmaker—use descriptively but acknowledge historical gendering. Modern usage should reflect diverse practitioners.
["domestic care workers","bed and room attendants","residential services staff"]
Women bedmakers collectively maintained institutional infrastructure while their labor was systematized, formalized, and undercompensated relative to male-coded roles.
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