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

Yeoman of the (royal) guard.

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

Noun

Singular:
beefeater
Plural:
beefeaters

Origin of Beefeater

  • Earlier well-fed servant

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

  • beef +‎ eater

    From Wiktionary

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