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bidder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɪ.dɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈbɪd.ə/ (UK)
  • [ˈbɪ.ɾɚ] (US)

Etymology

From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.

Meanings

  1. Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
    • In other words, the transaction is preferred because it is the best of bad choices. And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders. 2013 February 5, Steven Davidoff Solomon, “Reasons to Be Suspicious of Buyouts Led by Management”, in The New York Times:
    • But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages. 2008 September 14, Bob Tedeschi, “It’s Helpful to Know Your Limits”, in The New York Times:
    • In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information. 2009 June 25, Simon Akam, “Distributor Guilty of Selling Counterfeit Parts to the M.T.A.”, in The New York Times:
    • The highest bidder shall get the house.
  2. One who commands or orders.
  3. (dated, rare) One who asks or invites.
  4. (archaic) One who begs.

Forms

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bidders Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

nonbidder · rebidder · by-bidder · bybidder · underbidder

Translations (22)

es pujador (someone who bids) · es postor (someone who bids) · pt licitadora (someone who bids) · de Bieterin (someone who bids) · la licitātor (someone who bids) · nrf m'tteux (someone who bids) · sv spekulant (someone who bids) · mr बोलीदार (someone who bids) · fr enchérisseuse (someone who bids) · ko 입찰자 (someone who bids) · de Bieter (someone who bids) · pt licitador (someone who bids) · sw mzabuni (someone who bids) · fr enchérisseur (someone who bids) · fi huutaja (someone who bids) · es postora (someone who bids) · pt licitante (someone who bids) · fi tarjoaja (someone who bids) · mr बोली बोलणारा (someone who bids) · ar مُزَايِد (someone who bids) · sv bud (someone who bids) · nl bieder (someone who bids)