bidder

Meaning

  1. Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction
  2. One who commands or orders
  3. (dated, rare) One who asks or invites
  4. (archaic) One who begs

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɪdɚ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.

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