bidder
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɪd.ə/ / /ˈbɪ.dɚ/ / [ˈbɪ.ɾɚ]
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.
- Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
“The highest bidder shall get the house.”
“But that is changing; in the coming months, Mr. Gollinger said, his company will hold an auction in a suburban New York community where lenders will help preapprove bidders for mortgages.”
- One who commands or orders.
- One who asks or invites.
- One who begs.