/ Dictionary / Index B bee-eater: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bee-eat•er Pronunciation: (bē'ē"tur), [key] — n. any of several colorful birds of the family Meropidae, of the Old World tropics, that feed on bees and other insects. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: bee-eater (Thesaurus) beedi beef Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language