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- Middle English · inherited frombehalder
- English todaybeholder
From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold + -er.
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beholder
Today it means: Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator. Full definition →
Middle English behalder