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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

1. Noun. (informal) (British) A Yeoman Warder ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Beefeater

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Beefeater

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Beefeater

Literary usage of Beefeater

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sporting Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02751662] (1812)
"Queen of Hearts, by Sorcerer, 4 yrs old. Mr. Ridley's I), c. beefeater, by John Bull, dam by Walnut, 3 yrs old. ..."

2. Misalliance: The Dark Lady of the Sonnets, and Fanny's First Play. With a by Bernard Shaw (1914)
"This man is a greater than I. THE beefeater. You have my lord Pembroke's ... THE beefeater. Last night he stood here on your errand, and in your shoes. ..."

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