Etymology

bidder

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Today it means: Someone who bids (all senses), but most commonly, one offers to pay a specified price at an auction. Full definition →

Middle English bidder
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombidder
  2. English todaybidder

From Middle English bidder, biddere, equivalent to bid + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bidder, German Bitter.

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