auctioneer

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noun. person who gives object in exchange for money

Word Origin & History

1708 as a noun; 1733 as a verb; see auction + -eer.

This Lucius was an auctioneer who had set free one of his slaves, Felix.

To my great relief, she was interrupted by the auctioneer, and the sound of his hammer.

"Eleven pounds I am offered, gentlemen," shouted the auctioneer.

The auctioneer disappeared through the door, and Angelelli put on his hat.

I got a good revolver, and succeeded in bringing an auctioneer from a distance.

"I'll give you a couple of notes," she said to the auctioneer.

"You're not the man," answered the auctioneer, emphatically.

"At all events, an auctioneer," said he, fairly puzzled in his speculations.

Mr. Scanlan is now in the house with Mr. Gibbs, the auctioneer.

He might have been very good as an actor; he would have been glorious as an auctioneer.