beefeater
[ beef-ee-ter ]
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
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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
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