by-bidder

[ bahy-bid-er ]
/ ˈbaɪˌbɪd ər /

noun

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

Origin of by-bidder

First recorded in 1875–80; by- + bidder

OTHER WORDS FROM by-bidder

by-bid·ding, noun

British Dictionary definitions for by-bidder

by-bidder

noun

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