beefeater
English
noun
Definitions
- An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
- (obsolete) One who eats beef; a large, fleshy person; a well-fed servant.
Etymology
Compound from English beef + English eater.
Origin
English
eater
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beefeater English
- Haweater English
- anteater English
- beef English
- beef jerky English
- beef-brained English
- beef-witted English
- beefburger English
- beefcake English
- beefer English
- beefhead English
- beefheaded English
- beefheart English
- beefhouse English
- beefish English
- beefless English
- beeflike English
- beefsteak English
- beefwood English
- beefy English
- crabeater English
- croweater English
- dogeater English
- eartheater English
- eat English
- eater English
- fig-eater English
- fireeater English
- frogeater English
- fruit-eater English
- fruiteater English
- gnateater English
- grasseater English
- honeyeater English
- leafeater English
- neckbeef English
- salt beef English
- seedeater English
- shiteater English
- smoked beef English
- stareater English
- toadeater English
- weedeater English
- bœuf French
- bife Spanish, Castilian
- bife Portuguese
- ビーフ Japanese
- beef Middle English
- boef Old French
- Bief Pennsylvania German
- bif Kriol
- bif Krio
- eat
- beef
- eater
- beefy
- beefer
- beefish
- anteater
- beefcake
- beefwood
- beefless
- dogeater
- neckbeef
- beeflike
- Haweater
- beefhead
- beefsteak
- leafeater
- stareater
- salt beef
- beefheart
- croweater
- gnateater
- frogeater
- crabeater
- shiteater
- fireeater
- seedeater
- beefhouse
- toadeater
- Beefeater
- weedeater
- fig-eater
- fruiteater
- beef jerky
- eartheater
- beefburger
- grasseater
- beefheaded
- honeyeater
- fruit-eater
- smoked beef
- beef-witted
- beef-brained