Thesaurus: beefeater

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1. n. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
2. n. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
3. n. An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
4. n. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
5. 1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. 2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England. 3. (Zoöl.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvæ of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
6. An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larv¯f botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Twospecies are known.
7. n:100 n officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch