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单词 beefeater
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beefeater

[ beef-ee-ter ]
/ ˈbifˌi tər /

noun

a yeoman of the English royal guard or a warder of the Tower of London.
Informal. an Englishman.
a person who eats beef.

Origin of beefeater

First recorded in 1600–10; beef + eater

Words nearby beefeater

beef bouillon, beef bourguignon, beefburger, beefcake, beef cattle, beefeater, beefed-up, beef extract, bee fly, Beefmaster, beef road
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Example sentences from the Web for beefeater

  • So they would have stood forever, if the Beefeater hadn't come in and commanded them, in the queen's name, to drop their weapons.

    The Librarian at Play|Edmund Lester Pearson
  • The beefeater before the door of the Lady Mary's lodgings spat upon the ground when he had passed.

    The Fifth Queen|Ford Madox Ford

British Dictionary definitions for beefeater

beefeater
/ (ˈbiːfˌiːtə) /

noun

a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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