Definition for BEEF-EAT'ER

BEEF-EAT'ER, n. [By corruption from the Fr. buffetier, an officer appointed to watch the buffet or sideboard.]

  1. A popular appellation for the yeomen of the king's guard, partially derived from the circumstance that some of them originally were ranged at tables on solemn festivals. – Brande.
  2. In popular use, a stout, fleshy man.

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