"beefer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-beefer.ogg Forms: beefers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːfə(ɹ) Etymology: From beef + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beef|er|id2=relational}} beef + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} beefer (plural beefers)
  1. A cow used for beef and not milk.
    Sense id: en-beefer-en-noun-BYZC5CTX
  2. (slang) A police informer. Tags: slang Synonyms (police informer): informant
    Sense id: en-beefer-en-noun-IRIfqFPq Disambiguation of 'police informer': 0 91 8
  3. (slang) A person with a beefy build. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-beefer-en-noun-LxzAkLzM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 24 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 21 16 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 11 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 89

Inflected forms

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