by-bidder

[ bahy-bid-er ]

noun

1. a person employed to bid at an auction in order to raise the prices for the auctioneer or seller.

by-bidder

noun

1. a bidder at an auction who bids up the price of an item for the benefit of a seller

Other Words From

• by-bidding noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of by-bidder¹

First recorded in 1875–80; by- + bidder ( def )