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beefeaterenUK
beef·eat·er B0155000 (bēf′ē′tər)n. A yeoman of the British monarch's royal guard.
[Earlier, well-fed servant.]beefeater (ˈbiːfˌiːtə) n (Military) a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of Londonbeef•eat•er (ˈbifˌi tər)
n. a yeoman of the English royal guard or a warder of the Tower of London. [1600–10] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beefeater - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarchyeoman, yeoman of the guardbodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
TranslationsbeefeaterenUK
beefeateryeoman of the English royal guard, esp. at the Tower of London; slang for Englishman. [Br. Culture: Misc.]See: Britain
beefeaterpopular name for a Yeoman of the Guard or Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London. [Br. Hist.: Payton, 88]See: GuardianshipbeefeaterenUK
Synonyms for beefeaternoun officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarchSynonyms- yeoman
- yeoman of the guard
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