as in seller
a person who runs an auction
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Recent Examples of auctioneer
The others were anonymous ad hoc chairs from the mid-nineteenth century to the present from the collection of auctioneer Avi Kovacevich, who had been inspired by Wolf’s project in China.
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The auction of desserts will start at 6 p.m. led by auctioneer Matt Goram.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Refereeing this blood sport is an elite group of auctioneers who make the boring business of settling on a price feel like high drama, and few can rival the panache of Oliver Barker, the debonair 53-year-old principal auctioneer at Sotheby’s.
—Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
The sales came after the collector’s widow asked the NAC to dig up the coins, which weren’t shown to auctioneers until 2022.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
The auction of desserts will start at 6 p.m. led by auctioneer Matt Goram.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Refereeing this blood sport is an elite group of auctioneers who make the boring business of settling on a price feel like high drama, and few can rival the panache of Oliver Barker, the debonair 53-year-old principal auctioneer at Sotheby’s.
—Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 10 May 2025
The sales came after the collector’s widow asked the NAC to dig up the coins, which weren’t shown to auctioneers until 2022.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneer
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But while still high, mortgage rates have somehow stabilized, and homebuyers and sellers have gotten used to them.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Job Layoffs Toy seller Hasbro HAS.O has cut 3% of its global workforce in its latest cost-cutting effort amid higher U.S. tariffs on toys from China.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Billed as a game-changer for AI integration, MCP is gaining traction among vendors including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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That includes obstacle courses, games, face painting, family fitness demos and classes, water play, and local vendors.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 June 2025
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Amid reports of electronic interference impacting vessels’ GPS systems in the area, China has ordered its merchant fleet to report transits through the Strate of Hormuz back to Beijing.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 June 2025
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The capture of this first whaler on June 22 inaugurated the Shenandoah’s most spectacular run, unlike any the raider had enjoyed during its eight months seeking out and destroying Union merchant vessels.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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The bitcoin price has soared toward its all-time high of $112,000 per bitcoin, with traders betting a looming Federal Reserve flip will turbo-charge the crypto market.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Crude oil traders appear cautiously optimistic, though.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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