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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
2. 2
   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses wordnet
3. 3
   A fictional monster in roleplaying games, a floating orb of flesh with a large mouth and many eyes on stalks.

Synonyms

All synonyms

addresseeaudienceauditorbystanderconsigneedrugstore cowboy

Example

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"Beauty is altogether in the eye of the beholder."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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