beefeater
see also: Beefeater
Noun

beefeater (plural beefeaters)

  1. An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
  2. (obsolete) One who eats beef; a large, fleshy person; a well-fed servant.

Beefeater
Noun

beefeater (plural beefeaters)

  1. (informal, British) A Yeoman Warder



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