beholder

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɪˈhəʊldə/ (General American) IPA(key): /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/ Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) === Noun === 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 ==== eye of the beholder beauty is in the eye of the beholder beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [b̥eˈhʌlˀɐ] === Noun === beholder c (singular definite beholderen, plural indefinite beholdere) container (an item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported) tank (container) ==== Inflection ==== === Verb === beholder present of beholde == Middle English == === Noun === beholder alternative form of biholdere == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From German Behälter. ==== Noun ==== beholder m (definite singular beholderen, indefinite plural beholdere, definite plural beholderne) a container ===== Derived terms ===== plastbeholder === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== beholder present tense of beholde === References === “beholder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.