bidder
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who makes an offer.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
biderSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɪdɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who makes an offer
Someone who makes a bid at cards
Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction.
One who commands or orders.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who makes an offer
Used this way, bidder is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use bidder
- “The highest bidder won the painting at the auction.”
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