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    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

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A few counties over, Realtor Jessica Baker has been similarly toiling away, knocking on doors, making signs by hand—and using AI to expedite her work where she can.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

Benchmark analyst Michael Rindos, who is also a licensed Realtor, on Wednesday initiated coverage of five residential real estate stocks with Buy ratings.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

Zielinski, a 44-year-old Realtor, was intrigued that Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse at the local veterans hospital, would be a gun owner.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

In Pacific Palisades, lot prices went into “free fall” between February and June last year as available lots flooded the market, dropping 40%, said Dan Urbach, a Realtor in that community.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

“Mr. Beiderman’s Realtor is showing the apartment tomorrow morning at eleven.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

That’s why sellers need to carefully prepare before they list their house, said realtor Melanie Balog, who works with the Real Brokerage in the Indianapolis area.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Other characters include the estimable Ebru, a Karagümrük realtor who is the most educated woman in the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

After the Gulf Citrus Growers Association shut down in 2024, its president, Wayne Simmons, a fifth-generation citrus grower, became a realtor.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Santana's assessment was echoed by John Acevedo, a 74-year-old realtor and resident of Pasadena, California.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

She’d then clear out of town completely, “moving” to Atlanta for three weeks to stay with my siblings, or just disappear from sight, never to be seen by the realtor again.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

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