auctioneer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˌɔkʃəˈnɪr/ UK /ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who conducts sales by auction The auctioneer's gavel fell, and the painting changed hands for a fortune. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who conducts sales... sellersalesmanvendorcrier ↔ Opposites buyerbidder Word family Derived forms auctioneering Related forms auctionauctionable Etymology AI details From auction + -eer. Auction comes from Latin auctio ('an increasing, public sale'), from augere ('to increase'). auctio Latin augere Latin *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # auctioneer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɔkʃəˈnɪr/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə/ ## Meanings 1. a person who conducts sales by auction ## Examples - The auctioneer's gavel fell, and the painting changed hands for a fortune. ## Synonyms - seller - salesman - vendor - crier ## Antonyms - buyer - bidder ## Derived Forms - auctioneering ## Related Forms - auction - auctionable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: auctio - Root: augere - Root: *h₂ewg- - Affix: -eer - one who is concerned with ## Etymology From auction + -eer. Auction comes from Latin auctio ('an increasing, public sale'), from augere ('to increase'). ## AI Etymology Auctioneer is a noun meaning "a person who conducts sales by auction". Historically, it is from auction + -eer. Auction comes from Latin auctio ('an increasing, public sale'), from augere ('to increase'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: auctioneer is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who conducts sales by auction", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin auctio, Latin augere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-. Close English family members include auctioneering, auction, and auctionable. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown