"auctioneer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: auctioneers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From auction + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|auction|eer}} auction + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} auctioneer (plural auctioneers)
  1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Derived forms: auctioneeress Translations (one who conducts an auction): afslaer (Afrikaans), مُزَايِد (muzāyid) [masculine] (Arabic), subhastador [masculine] (Catalan), 拍賣商 (Chinese Mandarin), 拍卖商 (pāimàishāng) (Chinese Mandarin), auktionarius [common-gender] (Danish), veilingmeester [masculine] (Dutch), vendumeester [masculine] (Dutch), veilinghouder [masculine] (Dutch), afslager [masculine] (Dutch), huutokaupanpitäjä (Finnish), commissaire-priseur [masculine] (French), poxador (Galician), Auktionator [masculine] (German), Versteigerer [masculine] (German), εκπλειστηριαστής (ekpleistiriastís) [masculine] (Greek), δημοπράτης (dimoprátis) [masculine] (Greek), battitore [masculine] (Italian), banditore [masculine] (Italian), аукционшы (auksionşy) (Kazakh), praecō [masculine] (Latin), kaimākete (Maori), encanteux [masculine] (Norman), auksjonarius [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), auksjonarius [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), aukcjoner [masculine] (Polish), leiloeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), licitator [masculine] (Romanian), adjudecător [masculine] (Romanian), аукциони́ст (aukcioníst) [masculine] (Russian), аукциони́стка (aukcionístka) [feminine] (Russian), pregonero [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), subastador [masculine] (Spanish), rematador [masculine] (Spanish), dalali (Swahili), auktionsutropare [common-gender] (Swedish), auktionsförrättare [common-gender] (Swedish), auktionist [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Verb [English]

Forms: auctioneers [present, singular, third-person], auctioneering [participle, present], auctioneered [participle, past], auctioneered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From auction + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|auction|eer}} auction + -eer Head templates: {{en-verb}} auctioneer (third-person singular simple present auctioneers, present participle auctioneering, simple past and past participle auctioneered)
  1. (transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction. Tags: transitive Translations (to sell at an auction): 拍賣 (Chinese Mandarin), 拍卖 (pāimài) (Chinese Mandarin), huutokaupata (Finnish), enchérir (French), poxar (Galician), versteigern (German), verauktionieren (German), πλειστηριάζω (pleistiriázo) (Greek), δημοπρατώ (dimoprató) (Greek), aukcjonować [dated, imperfective] (Polish), leiloar (Portuguese), licita (Romanian), rematar (Spanish), subastar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-auctioneer-en-verb-LVcENERT Disambiguation of 'to sell at an auction': 100 0
  2. (intransitive) To act as an auctioneer. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-auctioneer-en-verb-NksKhdW1

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      "word": "拍賣商"
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      "word": "拍卖商"
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      "word": "veilingmeester"
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "vendumeester"
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "word": "huutokaupanpitäjä"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "commissaire-priseur"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "word": "poxador"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Auktionator"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Versteigerer"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "ekpleistiriastís",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "εκπλειστηριαστής"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "battitore"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "banditore"
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      "roman": "auksionşy",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "word": "аукционшы"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "word": "kaimākete"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "encanteux"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "aukcjoner"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "leiloeiro"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "licitator"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "adjudecător"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "аукциони́ст"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "аукциони́стка"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "pregonero"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sw",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "auktionsutropare"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one who conducts an auction",
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      "word": "auktionsförrättare"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "拍賣"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "huutokaupata"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "enchérir"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "poxar"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "versteigern"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "verauktionieren"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "pleistiriázo",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "πλειστηριάζω"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "aukcjonować"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "leiloar"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "licita"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
      "word": "rematar"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "to sell at an auction",
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