beholder

be·hold  (b-hld)

v. be·held (-hld), be·hold·ing, be·holds

v.tr.

1.

a. To perceive by the visual faculty; see: beheld a tiny figure in the distance.

b. To perceive through use of the mental faculty; comprehend: "Behold the man of the future" (Jerry Adler).

2. To look upon; gaze at: We beheld a beautiful vista before us. See Synonyms at see¹.

v.intr.

Used in the imperative for the purpose of calling attention.

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[Middle English biholden, from Old English behaldan : be-, be- + healdan, to hold; see hold¹.]

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be·holder n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

beholder - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses observer, perceiver, percipient individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" eyeglass wearer - a person who wears spectacles in order to see better discoverer, finder, spotter - someone who is the first to observe something attender, auditor, hearer, listener - someone who listens attentively audile - one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor motile - one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action noticer - someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details" seer - an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies" looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" visualiser, visualizer - one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual witness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened

Translations

beholder [bɪˈhəʊldəʳ] N → espectador(a) m/f, observador(a) m/f