noun
auctioneer
noun
1
A person who runs an auction, taking bids on behalf of the seller.
"The auctioneer's rapid-fire chant kept the bids coming."
verb
1
To sell something at auction, or to work as an auctioneer.
"He'd auctioneered livestock sales for thirty years before retiring."
How to Use Auctioneer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe person calling out bids and running an auction.
Word Forms
auctioneered past tense, auctioneers plural, auctioneers singular
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Etymology
From auction plus the suffix -eer, which marks someone who does or deals in something (as in engineer, profiteer).