beholder
nounUK /bɪˈhəʊldə/ · US /bɪˈhoʊldɚ/
Etymology From Middle English behalder, be holdar, beholder, beholdere, biholdar, biholdere, byholdere; equivalent to behold + -er.
1
Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
2
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