Definition of Beefeater
1. Noun. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
Definition of Beefeater
1. n. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
Definition of Beefeater
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Medical Definition of Beefeater
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1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
3. An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
Origin: Beef + eater; prob. One who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. Hlafta servant, properly a loaf eater.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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