bidder
bidder — noun
1. a person or company that says what price it will pay in order to try to get some
a person or company that says what price it will pay in order to try to get something, especially in an auction or similar sale.
At the art sale, the final bidder raised her card to $8,000.
auction action: raise a card
Two online bidders kept increasing the price of the old camera.
online sale context
After a short phone call, the highest bidder bought the painting.
In the last minute, one bidder jumped from $900 to $1,200.
When no bidder matched the asking price, the boat stayed unsold.
- buyer
broader and more common; a buyer often refers to the person who finally gets the item
- purchaser
more formal than buyer and usually used after the sale is completed
- tenderer
formal and mainly used for business or government contract competition
- contender
any competitor; it does not specifically mean someone offering money
- seller
the person offering the item for sale rather than trying to buy it
文法句型
highest bidder
successful bidder
no bidder for + noun
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives such as highest, lowest, successful, and losing. Distinguish from buyer: a bidder has made an offer, but may not actually get the item.