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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.

   "The highest bidder shall get the house."

2. 2
   someone who makes an offer wordnet
3. 3
   One who commands or orders.
4. 4
   someone who makes a bid at cards wordnet
5. 5
   One who asks or invites. dated, rare

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6. 6
   One who begs. archaic

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

aspirantcandidateclaimantpetitionerpostulantseeker

Antonyms

All antonyms

biddee

Example

More examples

"The contract was awarded to the lowest bidder."

Etymology

From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.

Related phrases

by-bidder

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.