auctioneer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English auction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English auctioneer From auction + -eer.
Meanings
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An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
The auctioneer donated the monument to FOLHC and they got to work restoring his plot.
2021 September 24, Lauren M. Johnson and Christina Zdanowicz, “A gravestone missing for almost 150 years was being used as a marble slab to make fudge”, in CNN:But there are many items that auctioneers sell every day in various garb: industrial equipment, autos and real estate, to name a few.
2005 June 2, Jeanne Sahadi, “'Do I hear 6 figures? Sold!' Auctioneering can be a lucrative job ... if you know what you're selling.”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2024:The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day.
2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 102:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| auctioneers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (39)
nl veilinghouder (one who conducts an auction) · ko 경매사 (one who conducts an auction) · de Auktionator (one who conducts an auction) · fr commissaire-priseur (one who conducts an auction) · ru аукциони́стка (one who conducts an auction) · ro adjudecător (one who conducts an auction) · la praecō (one who conducts an auction) · mi kaimākete (one who conducts an auction) · nl afslager (one who conducts an auction) · nl vendumeester (one who conducts an auction) · es pregonero (one who conducts an auction) · pl aukcjoner (one who conducts an auction) · sv auktionsförrättare (one who conducts an auction) · ro licitator (one who conducts an auction) · kk аукционшы (one who conducts an auction) · fi huutokaupanpitäjä (one who conducts an auction) · ar مُزَايِد (one who conducts an auction) · sv auktionist (one who conducts an auction) · sw dalali (one who conducts an auction) · es subastador (one who conducts an auction) · el εκπλειστηριαστής (one who conducts an auction) · pdt Utroopa (one who conducts an auction) · el δημοπράτης (one who conducts an auction) · gl poxador (one who conducts an auction) · nl veilingmeester (one who conducts an auction) · sv auktionsutropare (one who conducts an auction) · cmn 拍賣商 /拍卖商 (one who conducts an auction) · nn auksjonarius (one who conducts an auction) · nrf encanteux (one who conducts an auction) · it battitore (one who conducts an auction) · ca subhastador (one who conducts an auction) · da auktionarius (one who conducts an auction) · pt leiloeiro (one who conducts an auction) · nb auksjonarius (one who conducts an auction) · it banditore (one who conducts an auction) · ru аукциони́ст (one who conducts an auction) · es rematador (one who conducts an auction) · de Versteigerer (one who conducts an auction) · af afslaer (one who conducts an auction)