Beefeater Definition

bēfētər

noun

A yeoman of the British monarch's royal guard.

American Heritage

A person who eats beef, typified as a large, well-fed, red-faced person.

Webster's New World

A guard at the Tower of London.

Webster's New World

Webster's New World

An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Beefeater

Singular:

beefeater

Plural:

beefeaters

Earlier well-fed servant

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
beef +‎ eater

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