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beefeater

[beef-ee-ter]

noun

  1. a yeoman of the English royal guard or a warder of the Tower of London.

  2. Informal.an Englishman.

  3. a person who eats beef.



beefeater

/ ˈːˌːə /

noun

  1. a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of beefeater1

First recorded in 1600–10; beef + eat ( def. )
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It will be guarded constantly by soldiers or by Yeoman Warders - known as beefeaters - from the Tower Of London.

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Charlotte had advanced, correctly spelling “kathakali” and “beefeater” and defining “gubernatorial.”

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The musical posits Britain as a land of fancy chandeliers, postcard palaces and plummy accents — what, no beefeaters?!?

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They are believed to be known as beefeaters as they once received a portion of their salary in beef.

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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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