Definition of BEHOLDER

beholder

Plural: beholders

Noun

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

Examples

  • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but points are on the board.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

beholder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beholder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beholder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

beholder: valid Words With Friends Word