auctioneers

noun

plural of auctioneer
as in sellers
a person who runs an auction The auctioneer started the bidding at $100.

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Recent Examples of auctioneers They're joined by fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers and ice suppliers. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 There are few events that bring together such a diverse group of curators, conservators, historians, gemologists, valuators, auctioneers and other specialists whose work centers on royal jewels. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Phillips, Heritage and other auctioneers also had breakout starts to the year. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 24 July 2026 There are also weekly livestock auctions that are quite the sensory, chaotic feast, with multiple auctioneers going at the same time. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026 The podcast will be rooted in Riles’ background as a longtime Hollywood audience warm-up comedian and one of the country’s top benefit auctioneers. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026 Each speech in Policy is time-limited; kids speak like gasping auctioneers to cram in arguments their opponents must try to rebut. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auctioneers
  1. sellers
  2. vendors
  3. dealers
  4. merchants
  5. traders
Noun
  • Redfin says some would-be sellers are holding off on listing.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s one reason why brands are not cracking down on street sellers, says Jodi Balsam, a professor of clinical law and director of the Sports Law Clinic at Brooklyn Law School.
    — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • The free event will also include local art vendors, live music and eco-friendly family activities.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The free celebration will include professional skateboard demonstrations, food, music, vendors, giveaways and a kids zone with bounce houses and activities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Sales of all versions of the Escape were down 85% as its supplies of the car on dealers’ lots dwindled.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Nonprofits exhibited alongside dealers, noted the paper; that combination has since become de rigueur at many such events.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealers
Noun
  • What struck me most was that independent merchants weren’t necessarily missing because AI couldn’t find them.
    — Dax Dasilva, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But in the early 1800s, Charleston was a bustling commercial hub, and Jewish merchants from a variety of backgrounds gravitated there in search of security and new opportunities.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Traders now see a 77% chance that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady at its October meeting, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, though traders still see a high likelihood for a hike at its meeting in December.
    — Sarah Min,Davis Giangiulio,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders

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“Auctioneers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auctioneers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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