About The Word Beefeater
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Beefeater
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What's The Definition Of Beefeater?
[n] officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Synonyms | Synonyms for Beefeater: yeoman | yeoman of the guard Related Terms | Find terms related to Beefeater: Beefeater In Webster's Dictionary \Beef"eat`er\, n. [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats
another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hl[=a]f?ta servant,
properly a loaf eater.]
1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
3. (Zo["o]l.) An African bird of the genus {Buphaga}, which
feeds on the larv[ae] of botflies hatched under the skin
of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
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