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beefeater

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beef·eat·er  (bftr)
n.
A yeoman of the British monarch's royal guard.
[Earlier, well-fed servant.]
beefeater [ˈbiːfˌiːtə]
n
(Military) a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London
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Noun1.beefeaterbeefeater - officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
yeoman, yeoman of the guard
bodyguard, escort - someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
Translations
beefeater [ˈbiːfˌiːtəʳ] N (Brit) → alabardero m de la Torre de Londres
Beefeater [ˈbiːfiːtər] n → hallebardier de la tour de Londres)m >
beef sausage n → saucisse f de Strasbourg


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I was to-day at Court and saw Raymond among the beefeaters, staying to see the Queen; so I put him in a better station, made two or three dozen of bows, and went to Church, and then to Court again to pick up a dinner, as I did with Sir John Stanley, and then we went to visit Lord Mountjoy, and just now left him, and
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
Beefeaters were before the august box; the Marquis of Steyne (Lord of the Powder Closet) and other great officers of state were behind the chair on which he sat, HE sat--florid of face, portly of person, covered with orders, and in a rich curling head of hair--how we sang God save him
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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