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noun

• Officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch.
  • synonyms: yeoman, yeoman of the guard

• (n.) One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
• (n.) An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
• (n.) One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.