What is a person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder called?
auctioneer — A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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