auctioneer

English

Etymology

From auction +‎ -eer

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

auctioneer (plural auctioneers)

A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.

Translations

one who conducts an auction

Afrikaans: afslaer (af)
Catalan: subhastador m
Danish: auktionarius c
French: commissaire-priseur (fr) m
German: Auktionator (de) m
Greek: εκπλειστηριαστής (el) m (ekpleistiriastís), δημοπράτης (el) m (dimoprátis)
Italian: battitore m, banditore (it) m
Maori: kaimākete
Norman: encanteux m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: auksjonarius m

Nynorsk: auksjonarius m
Portuguese: leiloeiro (pt) m
Romanian: licitator m, adjudecător (ro) m
Russian: аукциони́ст (ru) m (aukcioníst), аукциони́стка f (aukcionístka)
Spanish: pregonero (es) m, f, subastador m, rematador m
Swahili: dalali (sw)
Swedish: auktionsutropare c, auktionsförrättare (sv) c, auktionist c

Verb

auctioneer (third-person singular simple present auctioneers, present participle auctioneering, simple past and past participle auctioneered)

(transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.

Translations

to sell at an auction

Greek: πλειστηριάζω (el) (pleistiriázo), δημοπρατώ (el) (dimoprató)
Portuguese: leiloar (pt)
Romanian: licita (ro)

Spanish: rematar (es), subastar (es)
Swahili: dalali (sw)

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