estate agent
Americannoun
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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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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of estate agent
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Her white Ford Fiesta was later found abandoned nearby but there was no trace of the estate agent.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But the day before contracts were exchanged Sarah received a phone call from her "befuddled" estate agent saying he had some bad news.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In mid-February, a trust bought a 5,000-square-foot home listed for $2.4 million in a gated community in Denton County, according to the appraisal district and the seller’s real estate agent.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
“What makes this home so special is the setting,” real estate agent Ryan Nemeyer of The Nemeyer Garcia Team at Engel & Völkers, who is co-listing the dwelling with Alfonso Garcia, tells Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Did you list your property with a real estate agent, Mr. Jurgensen?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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