estate agent
Americannoun
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estate agents
plural
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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
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Howe grew up in Walnut, in the San Gabriel Valley, a self-described latchkey kid and the daughter of a residential real estate agent and a women’s clothing store owner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Having pivoted away from a traditional home in the center of Aspen, Oates turned to a real estate agent friend, who began taking him on tours of properties that might better fit their needs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Christian Tokoto, an estate agent with Guy Hoquet Paris 5 Maubert, is trying to sell "a magnificent apartment with large windows" in Paris's well-heeled fifth district.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
One of them tracked down Laura Spencer, a real estate agent who had helped with the home’s sale just eight months prior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
After two months of searching, Milton was down to his last real estate agent, a Miss Jane Marsh of Great Lakes Realty.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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