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[ awk-shuh-neer ] / ˌɔk ʃəˈnɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR auctioneer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person who conducts sales by auction. Origin of auctioneerFirst recorded in 1700–10; auction + -eer Words nearby auctioneerau contraire, au courant, auction, auction block, auction bridge, auctioneer, auction pinochle, auction pitch, auctorial, aucuba, AUD Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auctioneerThe auctioneer talks about knowing and employing royalty, and celebrity big spenders. William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST So when Chicago auctioneer Gabe Fajuri first got a cold call from Collins describing the box, he was skeptical. Get a Piece of Houdini Before He Disappears|Nina Strochlic|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST "$450,000," called the auctioneer, pointing to a bidder in the crowd at Christie's. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Christie’s Auction Brings in $38.8 Million|Isabel Wilkinson|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST "We'll have your triumphal chariot waiting outside to bring you back to your hotel tonight," the auctioneer joked. Leonardo DiCaprio’s Big Christie’s Auction Brings in $38.8 Million|Isabel Wilkinson|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This was hoisted up bodily and placed on an auctioneer's platform which Mike had found tilted back against the wall in the cellar. Felix O'Day|F. Hopkinson Smith The proper word, however, was auctio, and the auctioneer was called auctor. Dealings With The Dead|A Sexton of the Old School He had bought and paid for the boat that morning, and I went to the auctioneer. But, said Mr. Sims, the auctioneer, everything was done for the sake of the lawyers. Felix Holt, The Radical|George Eliot What is more I gave him a written authority which was passed up to the auctioneer. Allan and the Holy Flower|H. Rider Haggard
British Dictionary definitions for auctioneer
nouna person who conducts an auction by announcing the lots and controlling the bidding Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to auctioneermerchant, peddler, vendor, trader, agent, dealer, retailer, marketer, saleswoman, clerk, shopkeeper, salesperson, salesman, storekeeper, businessperson, representative, salesgirl, vender, salesclerk, tradesperson |