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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
Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut.
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Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
At the heart of this tradition are the auctioneers, whose skill can determine not only the outcome of a sale but also the livelihoods of the exhibitors.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
This iteration is one of just 30 300 SLs that were delivered to France, according to the auctioneers.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 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
Eli Durst, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
On the styling front, Park drew on research into real-world auctioneers to develop a look that tracked Seol-ah’s shifting emotional states.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
At the heart of this tradition are the auctioneers, whose skill can determine not only the outcome of a sale but also the livelihoods of the exhibitors.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
This iteration is one of just 30 300 SLs that were delivered to France, according to the auctioneers.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 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
Noun
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The sellers have treated the second lot as part of the estate.—
David Caraccio
May 16,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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The company also has an M&A Division that allows M&A buyers and sellers to more efficiently prepare for and successfully close M&A transactions.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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The traveling outdoor food festival is known for bringing together a wide variety of street food vendors, dessert stands and small businesses serving everything from barbecue and seafood to international snacks and sweet treats.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
19 May 2026
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Multiple streets were blocked off for customers and vendors, including the road near 18th and Wyandotte streets.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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There's also this kind of obscure program referred to as DL2, the Demand Letter 2 program that annually targets dealers that sold the most number of guns over 25 that were recovered at crime scenes or in a crime in a short time to crime period.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That trend has led to lower inventory on dealers’ lots, but supply levels haven’t dipped low enough to slow the decline in average listing prices.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Glen Cove merchants say beaches bring business, and the timing is ideal, since warm weather is coming.—
Jennifer McLogan,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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The Patriots cannot be called schedule merchants in 2026.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
Noun
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But traders were cautious about jumping on a jolly bandwagon too soon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Less cash in reserve also raises the risk of a sharp drawdown, given that traders have less of a cushion in the event of a pullback.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Auctioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioneers. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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