Home › Words › B › beefeaterbeefeaterbeefeater means A Yeoman Warder.EtymologyFrom beef + eater.nounA Yeoman WarderAn African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.One who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant.A kind of hat worn by women resembling the headwear of a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.exon 55% match — An officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. vs beefeater →ravenmaster 55% match — A Yeoman Warder responsible for the feeding and welfare of the ravens of the Tower of London. vs beefeater →bearherd 54% match — Synonym of bearward (“someone who handles and keeps bears (and sometimes other animals such as apes and bulls), especially for use in public entertainments such as baiting or dancing displays”). vs beefeater →watchmanly 53% match — Befitting a watchman. vs beefeater →warderess 53% match — A female warder. vs beefeater →templar 52% match — A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar. vs beefeater →castleward 52% match — Synonym of castle-guard. vs beefeater →guardess 52% match — A female guard. vs beefeater →