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Webster 1913 Edition


Beholder

Be-hold′er

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Noun.
One who beholds; a spectator.

Webster 1828 Edition


Beholder

BEHO'LDER

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Noun.
One who beholds; a spectator; one who looks upon, or sees.

Definition 2024


beholder

beholder

English

Noun

beholder (plural beholders)

  1. someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  2. (fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.

Derived terms

Translations


Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [b̥eˈhʌlˀɐ]

Noun

beholder c (singular definite beholderen, plural indefinite beholdere)

  1. container (an item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported)
  2. tank (container)

Inflection

Verb

beholder

  1. present tense of beholde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Behälter

Noun

beholder m (definite singular beholderen, indefinite plural beholdere, definite plural beholderne)

  1. a container

Etymology 2

Verb

beholder

  1. present tense of beholde

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