beefeater
noun
beef·eat·er
ˈbēf-ˌē-tər 
often capitalized
1
: a yeoman of the guard that forms part of an English monarch's train on state occasions
2
: a warder of the tower of London uniformed like a beefeater
Examples of beefeater in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
They were said to have feasted on roast beef every Sunday after church, and soon came to be known as beefeaters.
—
New York Times, 17 May 2018
In the 1990s, a prion disorder called mad cow disease jumped from cattle to humans, appearing as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and killing about 130 young beefeaters so far, most of them in Great Britain.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
New York Times, 17 May 2018
In the 1990s, a prion disorder called mad cow disease jumped from cattle to humans, appearing as variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and killing about 130 young beefeaters so far, most of them in Great Britain.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 July 2017
Cite this Entry
“Beefeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beefeater. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share