estate agent

American  

noun

British.

1. the steward or manager of a landed estate.

2. a real-estate agent; realtor.

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estate agent British  

noun

1. Usual US and Canadian name: real-estate agent.  an agent concerned with the valuation, management, lease, and sale of property

2. 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

The online listing portal is now being pursued in a class action, launched by accountant Jeremy Newman on behalf of potentially hundreds of estate agents.

From BBC

Cameron Ewer, head of residential in Scotland for Savills estate agents, said buying such a property might not be as costly as you might think.

From BBC

"She is exactly the sort of person we would like to work for haart estate agents and we are contacting her to invite her for an interview."

From BBC

No one was just driving around from open house to open house, and real estate agents weren’t about to ferry mere looky-loos around.

From Los Angeles Times

Natalia, who works as a real estate agent in Moscow, said that "WhatsApp isn't working, and Telegram has slowed down a lot."

From Barron's