1. one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed frame

Examples

• She hung her robe on the bedpost before going to sleep.
• The antique bed had ornately carved bedposts.
• He bumped his knee against the bedpost in the dark.
• The cat liked to rub against the wooden bedpost.
• Each bedpost was topped with a decorative finial.
• The bedpost creaked when she leaned against it.