bidder
See also: Bidder
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From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.
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bidder (plural bidders)
- 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.
- One who commands or orders
- (rare or dated) One who asks or invites
- (now rare, archaic) One who begs
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someone who bids
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bidder c
- indefinite plural of bid
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch biddere. Equivalent to bidden + -er.
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bidder m (plural bidders, diminutive biddertje n)
- someone who prays