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BEEFEATER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beefeater mean?
• BEEFEATER (noun)
The noun BEEFEATER has 1 sense:
1. officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Familiarity information: BEEFEATER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beefeater; yeoman; yeoman of the guard
Hypernyms ("beefeater" is a kind of...):
bodyguard; escort (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)
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