auctioneer

Etymology

From auction + -eer.

noun

  1. A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
    The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day. 2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 102

verb

  1. (transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.

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