AUCTIONEER

auctioneer,n.  A  person  legally  authorized  to  sell  goods  or  lands  of  other  persons  at  public

auction for a commission or fee. • The auctioneer is the property owner’s agent up to the moment

when  a  purchaser’s  bid  is  accepted,  when  the  auctioneer  becomes  the  purchaser’s  agent.  —

Formerly also termed  vendue  master. [Cases: Auctions and Auctioneers    3. C.J.S. Auctions and

Auctioneers §§ 2–3.][Blacks Law 8th]