Bidder
/ˈbɪ.dɚ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 someone who makes an offer wordnet
- 3 One who commands or orders.
- 4 someone who makes a bid at cards wordnet
- 5 One who asks or invites. dated, rare
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- 6 One who begs. archaic
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Antonyms
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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.