auctioneer

noun

Definition of auctioneernext
as in seller
a person who runs an auction The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.

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Recent Examples of auctioneer See for yourself—the timepiece, lot 27 in Phillips’s upcoming New York Watch Auction, is available for viewing June 10-12 at the auctioneer’s Park Avenue headquarters in advance of the sale, which takes place June 13-14. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026 The gold brocade opera coat will be offered as part of the Bonhams Icons of Fashion sale, which will take place on the auctioneer’s website from June 7 to 16. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026 Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by. — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for auctioneer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneer
  1. seller
  2. vendor
  3. merchant
  4. trader
  5. dealer
Noun
  • How a short-seller became a culture‑war combatant Most people have hobbies or interests.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • This deal from an Amazon seller brings the price down to $1,195, with the official Amazon listing on sale for $1,199.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of seller
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  • Chinese model vendors are expected to leverage open-source software to promote their global usage and adoption, said Lian Jye Su, of the technology research and advisory group Omdia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Name the processes that stop if one vendor changes pricing, terms or availability.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of vendor
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  • Card authorizations clear within minutes, Pastore said, and the company mines that stream continuously to track consumer spending for economists, banks and merchants.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • His parents were Taishanese immigrants from Guangdong, China, who worked as merchants in San Francisco’s Chinatown before moving back to China.
    — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of merchant
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  • Global oil prices fell sharply on Monday after a pause in fighting between the United States and Iran, though traders remain wary.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Bitcoin and crypto prices have traded sideways for most of this year, with traders nervously braced for a dramatic shock.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • And while there are still comic artists and writers at small tables signing and sketching, and dealers selling original art out of binders in crates, a good chunk of the space is occupied by media and toy companies, trying to outdo one another.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Betty Parsons’s importance in postwar American art history as a fearless, groundbreaking art dealer is indisputable.
    — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of dealer

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