Definition of beefeater

• n. - One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
• n. - One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
• n. - An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
• n. - One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
• n. - One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
• n. - An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.