Associations to the word «Auctioneer»

Wiktionary

AUCTIONEER, noun. A person who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, taking bids to find the best price for the vendor.
AUCTIONEER, verb. (transitive) To sell at an auction; to auction.

Dictionary definition

AUCTIONEER, noun. An agent who conducts an auction.
AUCTIONEER, verb. Sell at an auction.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats