auctioneer

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
    — The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day.
动词 v.
  1. To sell at an auction; to auction. transitive
  2. To act as an auctioneer. intransitive

词形变化

auctioneers plural auctioneers present,singular,third-person auctioneering participle,present auctioneered participle,past auctioneered past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English auction
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English auctioneer
From auction + -eer.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English auction
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Middle French -ierder.
English -eer
English auctioneer
From auction + -eer.
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