Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who bids; specifically, one who begs; one who commands or orders; one who asks or invites; one who offers to pay a specified price for an article, as at a public auction.
- noun See
ganglion .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who bids or offers a price.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Someone who
bids , e.g. at anauction
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes an offer
- noun someone who makes a bid at cards
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Examples
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Unless of course said fan/bidder is gonna protect that script with their life and not let anyone besides themselves read it.
Twilight Lexicon » Stephenie Meyer on Save the Book Babe 2009
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The bidder is crazy if he thinks he can keep his name away from the press - once it leaks his life is over (the reputation of a pervert/sex addict is not something that usually gets you rich).
I wish I'd thought of this in high school Tyler 2009
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To sell them to the highest bidder is not just right.
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To sell them to the highest bidder is not just right.
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I knew the RNC was hurting financially, but outsourcing their paid-for-posting budget to the lowest bidder is not helping their image.
Think Progress » VIDEO: Bret Baier Interviewing Obama Vs. Bret Baier Interviewing Bush 2010
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Since the middle of last month, news stories have surfaced every few days suggesting a Chinese bidder is on the cusp of launching a bid for Potash to compete with BHP Billiton 's.
Eastern Promise Looks Empty for Potash Liam Denning 2010
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If another bidder is still interested, it will have to keep bidding today.
Spectrum Auction: C Block Hits Reserve Price - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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If another bidder is still interested, it will have to keep bidding today.
Spectrum Auction: C Block Hits Reserve Price - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Another bidder is Irish private-equity firm International Investment & Underwriting, or IIU, founded by billionaire Dermot Desmond, which teamed up with investors in Hong Kong, India and Singapore, according to a person familiar with their proposal.
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The highest bidder is currently $1,725 USD and it still has about two and half days left.
April 2006 2006
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