yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater
(noun) officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Beefeater (plural Beefeaters)
(informal, British) A Yeoman Warder
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
5 December 2024
(noun) one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; “they are at opposite poles”; “they are poles apart”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
