Which preposition to use with auctioneer
The auctioneer in America is a curious specimen of the biped creation.
I had an interview with El-Martel-Warabah, government auctioneer of slaves, from whom I obtained details respecting the slave-trade in Tangier and Morocco generally.
His pipe was well alight at last, and he was nodding to the Auctioneer through a fragrant cloud.
The citizens, however, declined the bargain, and the building passed from the hammer of the auctioneer to that of the house-breaker.
A facetious auctioneer with the village policeman's arm round his neck was sitting on the wall at the end of the field, addressing everybody very frequently as "Gentlemen."