auctioneer
verbEtymology From auction + -eer.
1
To sell at an auction; to auction.
2
To act as an auctioneer.
auctioneer
nounEtymology From auction + -eer.
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.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 102:
- 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:
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- 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:
- Derived terms
- auctioneeress