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Grammar : Noun
Spell : bih-hohld
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈhoʊld



Definition of be holder

Origin :
  • Old English bihaldan (West Saxon behealdan) "give regard to, hold in view," also "to keep hold of, to belong to," from be- + haldan, healdan (see hold). Related: Beheld; beholding. A common West Germanic compound, cf. Old Saxon bihaldan "hold, keep," Old Frisian bihalda, Old High German bihaltan, German behalten, but "[t]he application to watching, looking, is confined to English" [OED].
  • As in observer : noun spectator
  • As in onlooker : noun person observing an event
  • As in spectator : noun person who watches event
  • As in witness : noun person who observes an event
  • As in beholder : noun perceiver
  • As in testifier : noun witness
  • As in viewer : noun witness
  • As in eyewitness : noun person who sees an event occur

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