auctioneers

noun

plural of auctioneer
as in sellers
a person who runs an auction The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.

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Recent Examples of auctioneers They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 There are few events that bring together such a diverse group of curators, conservators, historians, gemologists, valuators, auctioneers and other specialists whose work centers on royal jewels. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Phillips, Heritage and other auctioneers also had breakout starts to the year. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 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 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 Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut. — Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026 The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875). — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneers
  1. sellers
  2. vendors
  3. dealers
  4. merchants
  5. traders
Noun
  • Major said the blackberry butterscotch scones and bacon biscuit sandwiches are among their top sellers.
    — Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Keep records of your receipts, tracking numbers and communications with sellers.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • The program has partnered with marching bands, dance groups — including the Milwaukee Bucks Dancers — Double Dutch clubs and food vendors to hype the celebratory vibe for voters.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • After serving the state for decades, retired generals and senior cadres are often reduced to working as guards or market vendors.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Around them was a constellation of auction house representatives, private dealers, and artists.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Evan Reiser, a director at Bortolami manning the booth in Paris, said dealers typically hire their own art handlers and shipping companies, so the biggest headache will be rearranging schedules that were already in place.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealers
Noun
  • Sometimes word clouds are big-budget supergraphics realized by design firms like Pentagram, but often they are produced cheaply and quickly by non-designers, or by anonymous Etsy merchants, or in-house at printing and signage companies.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Some enterprise merchants, such as Walmart, are even creating their own systems for agentic commerce, including authorizing third-party agents, setting spending limits, and ensuring agents can browse for and purchase products reliably.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders

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