AUCTIONEER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

auctioneer

noun

Definition of auctioneer

as in seller

a person who runs an auction The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.

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Recent Examples of auctioneer Kayleigh Davies is an antiques specialist for the global online auction platform Auctionet and has previously worked as an auctioneer and valuer. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026 There are also weekly livestock auctions that are quite the sensory, chaotic feast, with multiple auctioneers going at the same time. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 This bottle is believed to have been released in the mid-2000s, says the auctioneer, and has been in private hands ever since. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 15 June 2026 Maluleke, the former men's professional player, fired off commentary at the speed and cadence of an auctioneer. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for auctioneer

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Noun

At least two San Francisco home listings seen by CNN this spring said the sellers would consider accepting shares of OpenAI or Anthropic as payment.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of individual sellers have lost their merchandise, sending shock waves across Russia’s economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of seller

Noun

In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass.

— Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchant

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Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.

— Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Narrated by Charles Marlow, Heart of Darkness follows Marlow’s journey up the Congo River, captaining a ship into the heart of the African continent while searching for a trader called Kurtz.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

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