estate agent

noun

, British.

1. the steward or manager of a landed estate.
2. a real-estate agent; realtor.

estate agent

noun

1. an agent concerned with the valuation, management, lease, and sale of property Usual US and Canadian namereal-estate agent
2. the administrator of a large landed property, acting on behalf of its owner; estate manager

Word History and Origins

Origin of estate agent¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

I find the commentary that real estate agents add to their “For sale” signs fascinating.

From Washington Post

A tender, anxious sort, he’s assisting a real estate agent while searching for his purpose in life.

From Time

Stansfield didn’t know this because, like homeowners and real estate agents around the state, she wasn’t given information scientists say is vital to the future of homes like hers.

From Washington Post

Although the final data for 2020 has not been released, the trade association for real estate agents expects new-home sales to come in 20 percent higher and existing-home sales to come in 3 percent higher than 2019.

From Washington Post

As a real estate agent, I tend to focus on things like architecture and décor when I watch the original classics and those that have become traditional in more recent years.

From Washington Blade

At the time, the real-estate agent tasked with selling the now-infamous house was not optimistic.

From The Daily Beast

Vincenzo Russo, the estate agent in charge of the sale, told The Daily Beast that he does not expect the property to sell quickly.

From The Daily Beast

“He mentioned he had money,” testified real estate agent Maria Minando.

From The Daily Beast

These customers could not hear what this scrupulous real estate agent told them about the dangers of this kind of risk.

From The Daily Beast

Contractors and lobbyists, says my mother's real estate agent.

From The Daily Beast

And stop at the office of the first real estate agent whose sign you see.

From Project Gutenberg

Among his business friends was a real estate agent named Jacques Bastien, who was a native of this town and the son of a notary.

From Project Gutenberg

Then I sat down at a loose end, very much like a young professional man, doctor or estate-agent, waiting for the next client.

From Project Gutenberg

I sat down under a tree to advise the real estate agent and watch him fix it.

From Project Gutenberg

As a real estate agent induce a classmate to establish a home in your neighborhood.

From Project Gutenberg