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a person who runs an auction
The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.
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Recent Examples of auctioneers
During Ghost Month, the seventh month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, auctioneers sell seemingly ordinary items—backpacks, calculators, tchotchkes—imbued with a spiritual charge thought to bring good luck.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
There is no discounting the history here, and that’s one thing that can’t be replicated, or so car auctioneers will tell you.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2025
That includes the classic auction with auctioneers speaking really fast, selling antiques or paintings or whatever.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
Classic car dealers and auctioneers blame global uncertainty, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with weakness in China.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneers
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Shop the game-changing eye cream for $95, as well as other best sellers, like the Pure Radiance Oil and and the Pure Radiance Body Oil.—
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The items typically come from international third-party sellers who obtain addresses online.—
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With a lineup of 15 vendors, it will be hosted by celebrity chef-author Clarice Lam (Kaya in Orlando) and chefs Diego Ng (Temple Street Eatery) and Alex Kuk (Wan’s).—
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Three primary memory vendors — Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics — make up nearly the entire RAM market, and their businesses are benefitting from the surge in demand.—
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A day after booking Soto and Baz, investigators arrested Gutierrez, who allegedly led the distribution of the cocaine to dealers and users, at his Oxnard home.—
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Peruse vintage treasures from dozens of dealers at Middleburg Antique Gallery.—
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That likely will see merchants pass on price hikes in the coming days for goods directly on to consumers, whose life savings already have dwindled over years of international sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic.—
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The payments were announced amid widespread protests that included merchants, traders and university students, according to the Times.—
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The cost of living has significantly increased, and one reason for that is the plummeting value of the country’s currency, which has led to an inability of merchants and traders to import goods from abroad.—
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Cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction recently, and part of what’s driving that is the fact that large-scale asset managers including BlackRock have expanded options for traders to invest in them, using equity-like formats, including ETFs.—
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“Auctioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioneers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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