beholder

Meaning

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

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪˈhəʊldə/
Etymology

In summary

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

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