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

Give yourself a year and have an estate agent manage the house.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Bret Parsons, a real estate agent with the Craig Strong Group at Compass, said the war is having a psychological effect on buyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

According to Turning Tides the former estate agent, from Worthing, West Sussex, had about 80,000 requests in his inbox.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Cassady, a licensed real estate agent, did three transactions in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

That same afternoon, the real estate agent Bud Gleason awoke from a late-afternoon nap in dire need of taking a leak.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols