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Auctioneer

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting 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."

  2. 2
    an agent who conducts an auction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To sell at an auction; to auction. transitive
  2. 2
    sell at an auction wordnet
  3. 3
    To act as an auctioneer. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From auction + -eer.

Etymology 2

From auction + -eer.

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