bidder

bidder
UK [ˈbɪdə(r)] / US [ˈbɪdər] noun [countable]
Word forms "bidder":
singular bidder plural bidders
1) someone who makes bids for something, for example at an auction (= an event where things are sold to the person who offers the most money)

The clock will be sold to the highest bidder.

2) someone who competes with others to get the opportunity to do work or provide a service for someone else by offering to do it for a particular amount of money

The successful bidder for the franchise will run the train services.


English dictionary. 2014.

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