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# beholder

«beholder» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who looks at something, a person who sees it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (beholders); old or literary use

### meaning for a pupil

A beholder is a person who looks at something, a person who sees it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholder/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, the people who stare in wonder at a splendid sight: «all beholders»

### examples

- The painting pleased every beholder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholder/#x1)
- All the beholders gasped at the golden palace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholder/#x2)
- The dragon's eyes frightened all beholders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholder/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «beholder» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholder/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.