bidder

See also: Bidder

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪdɚ/, [ˈbɪɾɚ]
  • Homophone: bitter (in some accents)

Noun

bidder (plural bidders)

1. 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.

2. One who commands or orders
3. (rare or dated) One who asks or invites
4. (now rare, archaic) One who begs

Derived terms

• bybidder
• by-bidder
• nonbidder
• rebidder
• underbidder

 

Translations

someone who bids

• Finnish: tarjoaja (fi), huutaja (fi)
• French: enchérisseur (fr) m, enchérisseuse (fr) f
• German: Bieter (de)
• Latin: licitātor m
• Marathi: बोलीदार m (bolīdār), बोली बोलणारा m (bolī bolṇārā)
• Norman: m'tteux m
• Portuguese: licitante m or f, licitador m, licitadora f
• Spanish: postor (es) m, postora f
• Swahili: mzabuni (sw)
• Swedish: spekulant (sv) c, bud (sv) n

Anagrams

• bedrid, birded, brided, derbid

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥iðɐ]

Noun

bidder c

1. indefinite plural of bid

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch biddere. Equivalent to bidden +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.dər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bid‧der
• Rhymes: -ɪdər

Noun

bidder m (plural bidders, diminutive biddertje n)

1. someone who prays