auc·tion·eer

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

Origin:
1700–10; auction + -eer

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auctioneer (ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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Example sentences
The auctioneer may withdraw the goods at any time until he/she announces
  completion of the sale.
The auctioneer indulged the chattiness or indecision of telephone bidders, but
  above all there were many intense bidding wars.
Tables were arranged in a huge square around the perimeter of the hotel's main
  ballroom, with an auctioneer at the head.
Find out how to get an auctioneer certificate of registration before acting as
  an auctioneer.
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