bidder

[bid-er]

noun

1. a person who bids or offers a particular amount to purchase something, usually in competition with other potential buyers.

2. a person or company that bids or proposes a particular amount as a charge to complete a project or service, often competitively.

3. Cards.,  a player who makes a bid of a particular quantity or suit.

Example Sentences

All bids will remain sealed, with the highest bidder winning the yacht.

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Larson wrote in the same email that ECC was “supposedly the lowest bidder” but was “costing more” than the lower bids, which he wrote “doesn’t make sense.”

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The yard, run by British-based defence giant Babcock, is also one of the final two bidders for a Swedish navy contract for up to seven of the same Type 31 ships.

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Other potential bidders have expressed frustration that they have been locked out of advancing their own plans as the lenders have effective control of the company.

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The auction service does not name the bidders.

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Related Words

• adversary 
• aspirant 
• candidate 
• challenger 
• competitor 
• enemy 
• foe 
• opposition 
• player 
• rival