"beholder" meaning in English

See beholder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bɪˈhəʊldə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beholder.wav Forms: beholders [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|behalder}} Middle English behalder, {{suffix|en|behold|er|id2=agent noun}} behold + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} beholder (plural beholders)
  1. Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator. Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator): зрител (zritel) (Bulgarian), очевидец (očevidec) (Bulgarian), 旁觀者 (Chinese Mandarin), 旁观者 (pángguānzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), betragter [common-gender] (Danish), katsoja (Finnish), regardeur [masculine] (French), observateur [masculine] (French), Betrachter [masculine] (German), Beobachter [masculine] (German), betrakter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), obserwator [masculine] (Polish), obserwatorka [feminine] (Polish), widz [masculine] (Polish), зри́тель (zrítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), очеви́дец (očevídec) [masculine] (Russian), observador [masculine] (Spanish), betraktare [common-gender] (Swedish), iakttagare [common-gender] (Swedish), åskådare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-beholder-en-noun-1E0hS5Kw Disambiguation of People: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator': 94 6
  2. (fantasy) A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks. Categories (topical): Fantasy
    Sense id: en-beholder-en-noun-EjAdsOqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 2 5 21 54 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 1 3 22 59 1 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 70 Topics: fantasy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eye of the beholder, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "iakttagare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åskådare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beholder"
}

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