beefer
English
noun
Definitions
- (slang) A police informer.
- A cow used for beef and not milk.
Etymology
Suffix from English beef.
Origin
English
beef
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beefeater English
- beef English
- beef jerky English
- beef-brained English
- beef-witted English
- beefburger English
- beefcake English
- beefeater English
- beefhead English
- beefheaded English
- beefheart English
- beefhouse English
- beefish English
- beefless English
- beeflike English
- beefsteak English
- beefwood English
- beefy English
- neckbeef English
- salt beef English
- smoked beef 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