BEEFEATER

yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater

(noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Beefeater (plural Beefeaters)

(informal, British) A Yeoman Warder

Etymology

Noun

beefeater (plural beefeaters)

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

(obsolete) One who eats beef; a large, fleshy person; a well-fed servant.

Source: Wiktionary


Beef"eat`er, n. Etym: [Beef + eater; prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. hlaf 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. (Zoöl.)

Definition: An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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