A person whose job is to conduct auctions, calling out bids and selling items to the highest bidder.
From 'auction' (Latin 'auctio': 'augere' to increase), which became an English word in the 1600s. The '-eer' suffix comes from French and means one who practices a profession (like musketeer, engineer). Auctioneers emerged as a profession during the growth of trade.
Professional auctioneers use fast-paced talking and psychological tricks—they create artificial urgency and use verbal filler ('doing-doing-SOLD!') to keep bidders emotionally engaged and spending more than they planned!
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