beholder

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UK/bɪˈhəʊldə/US/bɪˈhoʊldɚ/

noun

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

Similar
perceiverpercipientobserver
OriginMiddle English behalder →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounbeholder (plural beholders)

plural beholders

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

Similar
perceiverpercipientobserver
Broader
actordoerworker
Also see
observerperceiverpercipient

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbehalder
  2. Englishbeholder

From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian зрител, очевидец
  • зрител (zritel)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • очевидец (očevidec)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Chinese Mandarin 旁觀者 /旁观者
  • 旁觀者 /旁观者 (pángguānzhě)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Danish betragter
  • betragtersomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Finnish katsoja
  • katsojasomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
French regardeur, observateur
  • regardeursomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • observateursomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
German Betrachter, Beobachter
  • Betrachtersomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • Beobachtersomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Hindi अवेक्षक
  • अवेक्षक (avekṣak)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Norwegian Bokmål betrakter
  • betraktersomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Polish obserwator, obserwatorka
  • obserwatorsomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • obserwatorkasomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • widzsomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Russian зри́тель, очеви́дец
  • зри́тель (zrítelʹ)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • очеви́дец (očevídec)someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Spanish observador, mirante
  • observadorsomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • mirantesomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
Swedish betraktare, iakttagare
  • betraktaresomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • iakttagaresomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
  • åskådaresomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with beholder

olderfolderholdershoulderboulderstakeholdersolderpoldermouldersmoldersmoulder
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Anagrams

rebehold
Cite this entry
APA

beholder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholder

MLA

“beholder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beholder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beholder.

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