beefeater
noun
beefeater is spelled B-E-E-F-E-A-T-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, beefeater means “An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of beefeater is beefeaters.
How many letters and syllables are in beefeater?
| Letters | 9: B-E-E-F-E-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is beefeater?
Beefeater appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce beefeater?
- UK
Beefeater has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Beefeater_(en-uk).ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of beefeater
- beefeaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does beefeater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
- 2
obsoleteOne who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant.
- 3
Alternative letter-case form of Beefeater.
- 4
A kind of hat worn by women resembling the headwear of a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder).
noun
- 1
UKinformalA Yeoman Warder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does beefeater come from?
From beef + eater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).