"auctioneer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: auctioneer [singular], auctioneers [plural]
Etymology: auction + -eer Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|auction|eer}} auction + -eer Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An auctioneer is a person who sells items at an auction.
    Sense id: simple-auctioneer-en-noun-9NrjhtAd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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