house agent

noun British.

a real-estate agent.

a renting agent or a rent collector.

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Words nearby house agent

hourlong, hourly, hours, housatonic, house, house agent, house arrest, house brand, house call, house church, house counsel

Origin of house agent

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example sentences from the Web for house agent

In six weeks, on the house-agent going over the inventory, he made out a bill for 98 francs for breakages.
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So next day, the newly-wedded pair called on a house-agent in Mayfair, and his son and partner went with them to several places.
A Simpleton|Charles Reade
The house-agent's clerk heard him say, "I can show 'em a trick or two."
The Betrayal of John Fordham|B.L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
Suddenly Violet recollected that the house-agent might know the whereabouts of the real Sarah Gissing.
The Late Tenant|Louis Tracy

The lady waved a pink paper to her, a house-agent's order to view.
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for house agent

house agent

noun

British another name for estate agent

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