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auctioneer

[awk-shuh-neer] / ˌɔk ʃəˈnɪər /
NOUN
salesclerk
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STRONG
agent businessperson clerk dealer marketer merchant peddler representative retailer salesgirl salesman salesperson saleswoman shopkeeper storekeeper trader vender vendor
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sales help tradesperson
Antonyms
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customer
NOUN
salesgirl
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agent businessperson clerk dealer marketer merchant peddler representative retailer salesclerk salesman salesperson saleswoman shopkeeper storekeeper trader vender vendor
WEAK
sales help tradesperson
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STRONG
customer
NOUN
salesman
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STRONGEST
agent clerk dealer marketer merchant peddler retailer salesperson saleswoman shopkeeper trader vendor
STRONG
businessperson representative salesclerk salesgirl storekeeper vender
WEAK
sales help tradesperson
Antonyms
STRONGEST
customer
NOUN
saleswoman
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STRONGEST
clerk marketer salesman salesperson shopkeeper
STRONG
agent businessperson dealer merchant peddler representative retailer salesclerk salesgirl storekeeper trader vender vendor
WEAK
sales help tradesperson
Antonyms
STRONG
customer
NOUN
seller
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STRONGEST
agent dealer marketer merchant peddler retailer trader vendor
STRONG
businessperson representative salesperson shopkeeper storekeeper
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sales help tradesperson
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STRONGEST
customer
WEAK
buyer
NOUN
vender
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STRONG
agent businessperson clerk dealer marketer merchant peddler representative retailer salesclerk salesgirl salesman salesperson saleswoman shopkeeper storekeeper trader vendor
WEAK
sales help tradesperson
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customer

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“What you’re looking for as an auctioneer is someone who’s truly fearless onstage,” says auctioneer Lydia Fenet.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Schneider, the retired national guardsman, was interested in the class more to cultivate a hobby and hopes to find a local auctioneer to offer his services to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The auctioneer said the book was initially given a "cautious" pre-sale guide of £2,000-£4,000, but a flood of advance offers saw bidding start at £10,500 and quickly rise to £23,000.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

“Sold,” the auctioneer said loudly, “for sixty pounds to Mr. Percival Derby of Derbyshire Farms.”

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper