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One who conducts an auction.


Example: Prior to the auction, the auctioneer placed ads in local papers and made the properties available for inspection. In addition, the auctioneer ran the auction by taking bids and providing sales contracts to the winners.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.

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IN BRIEF: A person who works at places where customers bid for objects.

The auctioneer sold all of Aunt May's antiques at last week's auction.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - auktionarius, auktionsleder
v. tr. - bortauktionere

Nederlands (Dutch)
veilingmeester

Français (French)
n. - commissaire-priseur
v. tr. - vendre aux enchères, vendre à la criée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Auktionator
v. - versteigern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκπλειστηριαστής, δημοπράτης, εκτιμητής εκπλειστηριαζόμενων αντικειμένων, προϊστάμενος δημοπρασιών

Italiano (Italian)
banditore d'asta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leiloeiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
аукционист

Español (Spanish)
n. - subastador
v. tr. - subastar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - auktionsförrättare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拍卖人, 拍卖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 拍賣人
v. tr. - 拍賣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경매인
v. tr. - 경매하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 競売人
v. - 競売で売る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دلال : البائع في الزاد العلني‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כרוז (במכירה פומבית)‬
v. tr. - ‮מכר במכירה פומבית‬

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