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beholder

/bɪˈhoʊldɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
be-hold-er
IPA
/bɪˈhoʊldɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

noun

A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/
  • British English: /bɪˈhəʊldə/

Inflected Forms

beholders (plural)

Phrases

eye of the beholder beauty is in the eye of the beholder beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder

Synonyms

perceiver percipient observer

Rhymes With

older shoulder holder folder boulder colder bolder moulder smolder golder polder molder

Questions

How do you pronounce beholder?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/.
What does beholder mean?
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
Where does beholder come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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