different between beholder vs onlooker

English

Etymology

behold +? -er

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /b??h??ld?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /b??ho?ld?/
• Rhymes: -??ld?(?)

Noun

beholder (plural beholders)

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

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [b?e?h?l??]

Noun

beholder c (singular definite beholderen, plural indefinite beholdere)

1. container (an item in which objects or materials can be stored or transported)
2. tank (container)

Inflection

Verb

beholder

1. present of beholde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Behälter

Noun

beholder m (definite singular beholderen, indefinite plural beholdere, definite plural beholderne)

1. a container

Derived terms

• plastbeholder

Etymology 2

Verb

beholder

1. present tense of beholde

References

• “beholder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

English

Etymology

From on +? look +? -er, probably from the verb look on, but compare with onlook.

Noun

onlooker (plural onlookers)

1. A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

   I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.

Synonyms

• bystander

Translations

Anagrams

• looker-on