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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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of beefeater1
First recorded in 1600–10; beef + eat ( def )
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Example Sentences
The beefeater before the door of the Lady Mary's lodgings spat upon the ground when he had passed.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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