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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
/ ˈːˌːə /
noun
a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beefeater1
Example Sentences
It will be guarded constantly by soldiers or by Yeoman Warders - known as beefeaters - from the Tower Of London.
Charlotte had advanced, correctly spelling “kathakali” and “beefeater” and defining “gubernatorial.”
The musical posits Britain as a land of fancy chandeliers, postcard palaces and plummy accents — what, no beefeaters?!?
They are believed to be known as beefeaters as they once received a portion of their salary in beef.
I diligently watched a beefeater for eight hours while he was on duty, and he didn't eat beef once during that period.
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