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auctioneer

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To sell at an auction; to auction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To act as an auctioneer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an agent who conducts an auction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agent, factor, broker

5

verb

Meaning 5

sell at an auction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auction, auction off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sell

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English auction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English auctioneer From auction + -eer.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: afslaer — one who conducts an auction
  • Arabic: مُزَايِد (muzāyid) — one who conducts an auction
  • Catalan: subhastador — one who conducts an auction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍賣商 /拍卖商 (pāimàishāng) — one who conducts an auction
  • Danish: auktionarius — one who conducts an auction
  • Dutch: veilingmeester — one who conducts an auction
  • Dutch: vendumeester — one who conducts an auction
  • Dutch: veilinghouder — one who conducts an auction
  • Dutch: afslager — one who conducts an auction
  • Finnish: huutokaupanpitäjä — one who conducts an auction
  • French: commissaire-priseur — one who conducts an auction
  • Galician: poxador — one who conducts an auction
  • German: Auktionator — one who conducts an auction
  • German: Versteigerer — one who conducts an auction
  • Greek: εκπλειστηριαστής (ekpleistiriastís) — one who conducts an auction
  • Greek: δημοπράτης (dimoprátis) — one who conducts an auction
  • Italian: battitore — one who conducts an auction
  • Italian: banditore — one who conducts an auction
  • Kazakh: аукционшы (auksionşy) — one who conducts an auction
  • Latin: praecō — one who conducts an auction
  • Māori: kaimākete — one who conducts an auction
  • Norman: encanteux — one who conducts an auction
  • Norwegian Bokmål: auksjonarius — one who conducts an auction
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: auksjonarius — one who conducts an auction
  • Polish: aukcjoner — one who conducts an auction
  • Portuguese: leiloeiro — one who conducts an auction
  • Romanian: licitator — one who conducts an auction
  • Romanian: adjudecător — one who conducts an auction
  • Russian: аукциони́ст (aukcioníst) — one who conducts an auction
  • Russian: аукциони́стка (aukcionístka) — one who conducts an auction
  • Spanish: pregonero — one who conducts an auction
  • Spanish: subastador — one who conducts an auction
  • Spanish: rematador — one who conducts an auction
  • Swahili: dalali — one who conducts an auction
  • Swedish: auktionsutropare — one who conducts an auction
  • Swedish: auktionsförrättare — one who conducts an auction
  • Swedish: auktionist — one who conducts an auction
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拍賣 /拍卖 (pāimài) — to sell at an auction
  • Finnish: huutokaupata — to sell at an auction
  • French: enchérir — to sell at an auction
  • Galician: poxar — to sell at an auction
  • German: versteigern — to sell at an auction
  • German: verauktionieren — to sell at an auction
  • Greek: πλειστηριάζω (pleistiriázo) — to sell at an auction
  • Greek: δημοπρατώ (dimoprató) — to sell at an auction
  • Polish: aukcjonować — to sell at an auction
  • Portuguese: leiloar — to sell at an auction
  • Romanian: licita — to sell at an auction
  • Spanish: rematar — to sell at an auction
  • Spanish: subastar — to sell at an auction
Real reading context

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