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
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Etymology
Origin of estate agent
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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He later enlisted celebrity real estate agent Jason Oppenheim to help him find a buyer for the property.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
In mid-February, a trust bought a 5,000-square-foot home listed for $2.4 million in a gated community in Denton County, according to the appraisal district and the seller’s real estate agent.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
This is why you should keep the name of a real estate agent handy, so you can just sell the house and let someone else figure out the TV problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Another video shows a heavy police presence and cordon around the Your Move estate agent, where paramedics are giving medical treatment to a clothed man on the ground who has his arm in a sling.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The estate agent told her that an army officer had lived there during General Abacha’s regime; now the house was tied up in court.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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