auctioneer

[awk-shuh-neer]

auc·tion·eer

[awk-shuh-neer]
noun
1.
a person who conducts sales by auction.
verb (used with object)
2.
to auction (something).

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Origin:
1700–10; auction + -eer
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auctioneer (ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə)
 
n
1.  a person who conducts an auction by announcing the lots and controlling the bidding
 
vb
2.  (tr) to sell by auction

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