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auctioneer

noun

Etymology

From auction + -eer.

  1. borrowed from auctiō
  2. formed as auctioneer — “auction + -eer”

Definitions

  1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the…

    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.

  2. To sell at an auction

    To sell at an auction; to auction.

  3. To act as an auctioneer.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA