单词 | bybidder |
释义 | bybiddern. ‘A person at an auction who bids with the object of raising the prices’ (Mrs. Toogood Yorksh. Dial. 1863). ΚΠ 1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms By-bidder, a person employed at public auctions to bid on articles put up for sale, to obtain higher prices. Derivatives ˈby-bidding n. ΚΠ 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. III. 238 By-bidding, at auctions where the bidder may be employed by the owner, and really bidding to enhance the price, not meaning to purchase. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1848 |
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