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Noun: beefeater  'beef,ee-tu(r)
  1. Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
    "Tourists at the Tower of London often take photos with the beefeaters";
    - yeoman, yeoman of the guard

Derived forms: beefeaters

Type of: adult male, bodyguard, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], escort, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, minder [informal], sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Beefeater