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auctioneer

auctioneer noun: an individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

Noun

auctioneer (plural auctioneers)

  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

Verb

auctioneer (third-person singular simple present auctioneers, present participle auctioneering, simple past and past participle auctioneered)

  1. (transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.
  2. (intransitive) To act as an auctioneer.

auctioneer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

auctioneer in Hindi

नीलामीकर्ता, नीलामकर्ता, नीलामी करने वाला

auctioneer in Tamil

விடுநர், ஏலமிடுபவர், பெருவிலை விடுநர், ஏலவிற்பனை செய்பவர், ஏலவிற்பனை நடத்து

auctioneer in Marathi

लिलावकर्ता, लिलाव करणारा

auctioneer in Urdu

دلال, نیلام کرنے والا
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auctioneer in Bengali
নিলামকারী, নিলামীকারী, নিলামকারীকে
auctioneer in Telugu
వేలంపాట చేసేవాడు, వేలంపాటదారుడు
auctioneer in Malayalam
ലേലം ചെയ്യുന്നയാൾ
auctioneer in Kannada
ಹರಾಜುದಾರ, ಹರಾಜುಗಾರ
auctioneer in Punjabi
ਨਿਲਾਮੀਕਾਰ, ਨਿਲਾਮੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ, ਨਿਲਾਮੀਕਰਤਾ
auctioneer in Gujarati
હરાજી કરનાર, હરાજીકર્તા, હરાજી કરનારને
auctioneer in Odia
ନିଲାମକାରୀ, ନିଲାମୀକାରୀ
auctioneer in Nepali
लिलामीकर्ता, नीलामीकर्ता, लिलामीकर्तालाई
auctioneer in Arabic
مُزَايِد muzāyid

Examples of auctioneer in a sentence

  • The auctioneer knocked it down at £50.
  • Ed is the resident Toys, Trains and Juvenalia Specialist for the auctioneer.
  • The auctioneer said he had no animus against Travellers but that some headstones verged on “monstrous”.

All 19 example sentences with auctioneer

Forms of auctioneer

Noun
pluralauctioneers
Verb
third-person singular presentauctioneers
present participleauctioneering
past participleauctioneered
pastauctioneered

Plural of auctioneer: auctioneers

Origin of auctioneer

From auction + -eer.

Words formed from auctioneer

Words that rhyme with auctioneer

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Questions about auctioneer

What does auctioneer mean?
Auctioneer means an individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
What is auctioneer in Hindi?
Auctioneer in Hindi is नीलामीकर्ता, नीलामकर्ता, नीलामी करने वाला. See Auctioneer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is auctioneer?
Auctioneer can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of auctioneer?
The plural of auctioneer is auctioneers.

Words near auctioneer in the dictionary

  1. auctionability
  2. auctionable
  3. auctionary
  4. auctioned
  5. auctioned off
  6. auctioneer
  7. auctioneered
  8. auctioneeress
  9. auctioneeresses
  10. auctioneering
  11. auctioneers

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: auctioneer (page history and authors); auctioneer (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); auctioneer (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); auctioneer (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); auctioneer (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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