auctioneer

noun

auc·​tion·​eer ˌȯk-shə-ˈnir 

: an agent who sells goods at auction

Examples of auctioneer in a Sentence

The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.

Recent Examples on the Web

Several heirs to Jewish banker Salomon Flavian have taken Sotheby’s to court in Paris over the auctioneer’s sale of a painting by Camille Pissarro. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

The sale will include nearly 300 lots and will be handled by auctioneer Millon at the Hotel Drouot auction house on Monday. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

The real star of the evening was not Waititi but Simon de Pury, the longtime and legendary amfAR auctioneer who knows how to work a crowd and the room. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for auctioneer

• bandelier
• belvedere
• bombardier
• brigadier
• buccaneer
• cavalier
• chandelier
• chanticleer
• chevalier
• commandeer
• disappear
• engineer

Kids Definition

auctioneer

noun

auc·​tion·​eer ˌȯk-shə-ˈni(ə)r 

: a person in charge of an auction

auctioneer verb