beefeater
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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How to use beefeater in a sentence
See thou not the man there standing amidst the throng, somewhat behind the beefeaters?
William Shakespeare as he lived. | Henry CurlingThe modern use of livery colours and badges can be well seen in the case of the Beefeaters at the Tower.
English Heraldic Book-stamps | Cyril DavenportThe Beefeaters wear the scarlet livery of the Sovereign, and wear the badge of the Sovereign still.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesOn this side of the footlights most people regard us as mere beefeaters, but taste the fare approved by us suspiciously.
Our Stage and Its Critics | "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"I descend the grand staircase between two rows of beefeaters reclining drowsily at their ease.
British Dictionary definitions for beefeater
/ (ˈbiːfˌiːtə) /
a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London
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