estate agent
Americannoun
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the steward or manager of a landed estate.
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a real-estate agent; realtor.
noun
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Usual US and Canadian name: real-estate agent. an agent concerned with the valuation, management, lease, and sale of property
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the administrator of a large landed property, acting on behalf of its owner; estate manager
Etymology
Origin of estate agent
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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A happy homeowner, Umansky holds, is the ultimate goal in his line of work, and the satisfaction that comes from helping clients is what motivates him to remain active as a real estate agent.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Give yourself a year and have an estate agent manage the house.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026
Real estate agent Daniel Milstein said the market is already picking back up, but sales numbers don’t show it yet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Andy Keogh, an estate agent in the Midlands, believes the platform gives "value for money".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
That same afternoon, the real estate agent Bud Gleason awoke from a late-afternoon nap in dire need of taking a leak.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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