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auctioneer

[awk-shuh-neer] / ˌɔk ʃəˈnɪər /








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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

The auction is rigged not for the buyer or the seller but for the auctioneer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

Whoever offers the most money gets whatever the auctioneer is selling right then.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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