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Meaning of "auctioneer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUCTIONEER

auctioneer  [ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUCTIONEER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Auctioneer is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb auctioneer in English.

WHAT DOES AUCTIONEER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

auctioneer

Auction

An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. In economic theory, an auction may refer to any mechanism or set of trading rules for exchange.

Definition of auctioneer in the English dictionary

The definition of auctioneer in the dictionary is a person who conducts an auction by announcing the lots and controlling the bidding. Other definition of auctioneer is to sell by auction.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AUCTIONEER

PRESENT

Present
I auctioneer
you auctioneer
he/she/it auctioneers
we auctioneer
you auctioneer
they auctioneer
Present continuous
I am auctioneering
you are auctioneering
he/she/it is auctioneering
we are auctioneering
you are auctioneering
they are auctioneering
Present perfect
I have auctioneered
you have auctioneered
he/she/it has auctioneered
we have auctioneered
you have auctioneered
they have auctioneered
Present perfect continuous
I have been auctioneering
you have been auctioneering
he/she/it has been auctioneering
we have been auctioneering
you have been auctioneering
they have been auctioneering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I auctioneered
you auctioneered
he/she/it auctioneered
we auctioneered
you auctioneered
they auctioneered
Past continuous
I was auctioneering
you were auctioneering
he/she/it was auctioneering
we were auctioneering
you were auctioneering
they were auctioneering
Past perfect
I had auctioneered
you had auctioneered
he/she/it had auctioneered
we had auctioneered
you had auctioneered
they had auctioneered
Past perfect continuous
I had been auctioneering
you had been auctioneering
he/she/it had been auctioneering
we had been auctioneering
you had been auctioneering
they had been auctioneering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will auctioneer
you will auctioneer
he/she/it will auctioneer
we will auctioneer
you will auctioneer
they will auctioneer
Future continuous
I will be auctioneering
you will be auctioneering
he/she/it will be auctioneering
we will be auctioneering
you will be auctioneering
they will be auctioneering
Future perfect
I will have auctioneered
you will have auctioneered
he/she/it will have auctioneered
we will have auctioneered
you will have auctioneered
they will have auctioneered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been auctioneering
you will have been auctioneering
he/she/it will have been auctioneering
we will have been auctioneering
you will have been auctioneering
they will have been auctioneering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would auctioneer
you would auctioneer
he/she/it would auctioneer
we would auctioneer
you would auctioneer
they would auctioneer
Conditional continuous
I would be auctioneering
you would be auctioneering
he/she/it would be auctioneering
we would be auctioneering
you would be auctioneering
they would be auctioneering
Conditional perfect
I would have auctioneer
you would have auctioneer
he/she/it would have auctioneer
we would have auctioneer
you would have auctioneer
they would have auctioneer
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been auctioneering
you would have been auctioneering
he/she/it would have been auctioneering
we would have been auctioneering
you would have been auctioneering
they would have been auctioneering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you auctioneer
we let´s auctioneer
you auctioneer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to auctioneer
Past participle
auctioneered
Present Participle
auctioneering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUCTIONEER


anear
əˈnɪə
avenir
ˌævəˈnɪə
buccaneer
ˌbʌkəˈnɪə
cannoneer
ˌkænəˈnɪə
canyoneer
ˌkænjəˈnɪə
chiffonier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
chiffonnier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
conventioneer
ˌkɒnvenʃəˈnɪə
electioneer
ɪˌlɛkʃəˈnɪə
meneer
məˈnɪə
munitioneer
mjuːˌnɪʃəˈnɪə
paneer
pəˈnɪə
pensioneer
ˌpenʃəˈnɪə
pioneer
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə
sinfonia
ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə
souvenir
ˌsuːvəˈnɪə
specksioneer
ˌspɛkʃəˈnɪə
specktioneer
ˌspɛkʃəˈnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə
weaponeer
ˌwɛpəˈnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUCTIONEER

auceps
Auckland
Auckland Islands
auction
auction bridge
auction house
auction room
auction sale
auction site
auctionary
auctorial
aucuba
audacious
audaciously
audaciousness
audacity
audad
Aude
Auden
audial

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUCTIONEER

chief engineer
civil engineer
electrical engineer
engineer
fictioneer
flight engineer
harpooneer
jargoneer
locomotive engineer
mechanical engineer
mountaineer
process engineer
sanctioneer
sermoneer
service engineer
software engineer
structural engineer
systems engineer
timoneer
veneer

Synonyms and antonyms of auctioneer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «auctioneer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUCTIONEER

Find out the translation of auctioneer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of auctioneer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «auctioneer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拍卖师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subastador
570 millions of speakers

English

auctioneer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीलामकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدلال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аукционист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leiloeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

auctionary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commissaire-priseur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Auktionator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

競売人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경매인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Auctionary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bán đấu giá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

auctionary
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिलाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

auctionary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

banditore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aukcje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аукціоніст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adjudecător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημοπράτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afslaer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

auktionsförrätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

auksjonarius
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of auctioneer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUCTIONEER»

The term «auctioneer» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.722 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUCTIONEER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «auctioneer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «auctioneer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about auctioneer

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUCTIONEER»

Discover the use of auctioneer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to auctioneer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Auctioneer
Gripping novel of evil in a small town. Now being rediscovered.
Joan Samson, 2011
2
An Auctioneer's Lot
Funny, startling and sometimes poignant, these stories of ordinary people with extraordinary possessions are also the perfect inspiration for anyone who's ever wondered whether they might just be sitting on a fortune . . .
Philip Serrell, 2011
3
The Young Auctioneer: Or, The Polishing of a Rolling Stone
PREFACE. "The Young Auctioneer" forms the initial volume of a line of juvenile stories called " The Working Upward Series." The tale is complete in itself, and tells of the adventures of a homeless, although not a penniless youth, who strikes  ...
Edward Stratemeyer, 1903
4
Last Rights : Liquidating a Company: Liquidating a Company
However, the order authorizing employment may specify the percentage charged by the auctioneer and authorize the deduction of the commission and the costs of sale from the sales proceeds, with the auctioneer remitting the net sales ...
Amherst Ben Branch Professor of Finance University of Massachusetts, Houston Hugh Ray Senior Bankruptcy Partner Andrews Kurth LLP, Bankruptcy and Corporate Reorganization Section Andrews Kurth LLP Robin Russell Partner, 2007
5
Arts in Earnest: North Carolina Folklife
If no buyer makes a bid for the pile of tobacco, the auctioneer sells it to the government-sponsored cooperative for a minimum guaranteed price. This eliminates a need for descending bidding, as in the Dutch-auction style. The main difference ...
Daniel W. Patterson, Charles G. Zugg III, 1990
6
Benefit Auctions: A Fresh Formula for Grassroots Fundraising
No auctioneer could survive for long if he was perceived as dishonest, so he walked a thin line between selling aggressively, making the most of the item being sold, and telling enough truth so as to be trusted in future transactions. For most ...
Sandy Bradley, 2004
7
Money for the Cause: A Complete Guide to Event Fundraising
Knowing how to play that role is a mark of an outstanding MC. During the auction, the MC supports the auctioneer by serving as the auctioneer's primary onstage assistant. The auctioneer and MC work together to determine the exact role to be  ...
Rudolph A. Rosen, 2012
8
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
mean when I say that the Board must be able to act judiciously so that it does not arbitrarily give a licence and it does not arbitrarily withdraw or revoke that particular licence. The revocation of a licence from an auctioneer shall take effect from ...
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
mean when I say that the Board must be able to act judiciously so that it does not arbitrarily give a licence and it does not arbitrarily withdraw or revoke that particular licence. The revocation of a licence from an auctioneer shall take effect from ...
10
Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce IV. Designing Mechanisms ...
(define-institution fm_institution as dialogic-framework = fm-dialogical-framework performative-structure = fm_performative_structure norms = (sanction obligation2pay) ) (define-scene auction-room-scene as roles = (auctioneer buyer ) ...
Julian A. Padget, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUCTIONEER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term auctioneer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Auctioneer sells putt-putt course assets
Specialty practice has eye on vision therapy · Subscribe Now! Home » Auctioneer sells putt-putt course assets. Arts & Entertainment and Retail ... «Grand Rapids Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Auctioneer house Sotheby's suspends low-paid cleaners after 'water …
Auction house Sotheby's has suspended low-paid cleaners after water pistols were allegedly fired at clients during a demonstration over pay. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Memorial trophies are a fitting tribute to Norwich Livestock Market …
Two trophies sponsored in memory of a respected Norfolk livestock auctioneer have been awarded to champion bulls for the first time at the ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»
4
David City man named auctioneer of the year
In its release about the honor, the Nebraska Auctioneers Association described Moravec as a lifelong professional auctioneer and ring man ... «Columbus Telegram, Jul 15»
5
Hammer falls at town auctioneer
... auctioneer. Thursday, 02 July 2015. Auctioneer Martin Lawrence with the last lot to be sold at Lavant Street showing on a computer screen. «Petersfield Today, Jul 15»
6
Number of alleged victims in auctioneer scam grows
The couple, who once ran a successful auctioneer business, now faces additional felony charges after more alleged victims came forward and ... «Hamilton Journal News, Jul 15»
7
The 'accidental' auctioneer who stays close to his Cornish farming …
“It worked out alright though; I met a lot of people, it was great networking for life, and I discovered that being a rural surveyor and an auctioneer ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
8
Pittsfield man second in auctioneer championship
The Quincy Herald-Whig reports the Pittsfield resident won the reserve title at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. The second-place ... «Agri News, Jun 15»
9
Gibbs was talented local auctioneer
He had developed a mellow, dynamic chant, which really made him sound like a polished auctioneer. It was a pleasure to hear him talk about ... «Atmore Advance, Jun 15»
10
Popular auctioneer becomes first honourary...
Warden Rick Philips (r) reads the plaque naming Boyd Sullivan (l) well-known auctioneer, as the first “Honourary County Warden” in ... «www.insidebelleville.com/, Jun 15»

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