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  • Realtor
    Realtor
    a person who works in the real-estate business and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, or one of its constituent boards, and abides by its Code of Ethics.
  • realtor
    realtor
    noun
    an estate agent, esp an accredited one

Realtor

American  
[ree-uhl-ter, -tawr, reel-] / ˈri əl tər, -ˌtɔr, ˈril- /
Trademark.
  1. a person who works in the real-estate business and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, or one of its constituent boards, and abides by its Code of Ethics.


realtor British  
/ ˈrɪəltə, -ˌtɔː /

noun

  1. an estate agent, esp an accredited one

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of realtor

C20: from a trademark

Example Sentences

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She took every job opportunity that came her way, including as a food runner at a restaurant and doing marketing for a local Realtor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Pending home sales, the Realtor group’s measure of contract signings and a leading indicator of future sales, were down 9.3% in December, he noted.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

In the spot, a Realtor tells a couple that in order to afford a home, they might need to go back in time to 1980, “when the average home in California cost $100,000.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Resident Michael Edlen, a Realtor in the area, said it may take up to five years “for things to settle down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Bruce thought the cave was worth at least five million, but his Realtor offered a reality check. schism.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner