bidder
/ˈbɪ.dɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "In 2004, the authority declared Abec a nonresponsible bidder after the company failed to submit accurate information."
- "In other words, the transaction is preferred because it is the best of bad choices. And at least one study has found that when management preannounces a deal it results in lower premiums presumably because it scares off other bidders."
Etymology
From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: bidder
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɪ.dɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɪd.ə/