beholder
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈhəʊldə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/
- Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)
Noun edit
beholder (plural beholders)
- Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
- (fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator
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Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beholder c (singular definite beholderen, plural indefinite beholdere)
Inflection edit
Declension of beholder
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | beholder | beholderen | beholdere | beholderne |
genitive | beholders | beholderens | beholderes | beholdernes |
Verb edit
beholder
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
beholder m (definite singular beholderen, indefinite plural beholdere, definite plural beholderne)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
beholder
References edit
- “beholder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.