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auctioneer

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Definition of auctioneer

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
    “The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day.”
    “But there are many items that auctioneers sell every day in various garb: industrial equipment, autos and real estate, to name a few.”
    “The auctioneer donated the monument to FOLHC and they got to work restoring his plot.”
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noun

  1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
    “The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day.”
    “But there are many items that auctioneers sell every day in various garb: industrial equipment, autos and real estate, to name a few.”
    “The auctioneer donated the monument to FOLHC and they got to work restoring his plot.”

verb

  1. (transitive)To sell at an auction; to auction.
  2. (intransitive)To act as an auctioneer.

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Etymology

From auction + -eer.

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