house agent

American  

noun

British.

1. a real-estate agent.

2. a renting agent or a rent collector.

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house agent British  

noun

1. another name for estate agent

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Etymology

Origin of house agent

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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house agent

Ms Stephens is also a house agent and fashion designer, and when she is not teaching, she is scouring the city for empty apartments to rent to clients.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2023

The Indian Agency House was built along the portage route between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in 1832 to house agent John H. Kinzie and his wife, Juliette.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2020

While Agee and special agent Stephen Wells waited outside Katona's house, agent Kimmell and group supervisor Stephen St. Pierre went to Katona's office and waited for him to return from an errand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he would go to the house agent and say, "'Ere, while you been getting me a sootable 'ouse, blowed if I 'aven't built one!"

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

The expeditions taken by the engaged couple in search of their new home ought surely to be among their sweetest experiences, even taking into account the misleading tactics of the house agent.

From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by Devereux, G. R. M.