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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.


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BEEFEATER (noun)


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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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