"Beefeater" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: Beefeater (en-uk).ogg [UK] Forms: Beefeaters [plural]
Etymology: beef + eater Etymology templates: {{compound|en|beef|eater}} beef + eater Head templates: {{en-noun}} Beefeater (plural Beefeaters)
  1. (informal, British) A Yeoman Warder Wikipedia link: Beefeater Tags: British, informal
    Sense id: en-Beefeater-en-noun-kouqIHCD Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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