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
Example Sentences
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"On the top floor of a Haussmann-style building, the heat indoors can become truly unbearable," said Joseph Denke, an estate agent with FredeLion in Paris.
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
Her white Ford Fiesta was later found abandoned nearby but there was no trace of the estate agent.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He later enlisted celebrity real estate agent Jason Oppenheim to help him find a buyer for the property.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Too, the agent was an excellent bow hunter; and he sometimes went with an old college friend—the Milagro real estate agent Bud Gleason—varmint calling.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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