house agent
Americannoun
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a real-estate agent.
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a renting agent or a rent collector.
noun
Etymology
Origin of house agent
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Ms Stephens is also a house agent and fashion designer, and when she is not teaching, she is scouring the city for empty apartments to rent to clients.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
The Indian Agency House was built along the portage route between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in 1832 to house agent John H. Kinzie and his wife, Juliette.
From Washington Times • Aug. 1, 2020
While Agee and special agent Stephen Wells waited outside Katona's house, agent Kimmell and group supervisor Stephen St. Pierre went to Katona's office and waited for him to return from an errand.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was flanked on one side by the offices of a house agent, on the other by a superior looking restaurant.
From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
The sooner we get to the house agent the better.
From The Blue Germ by Nicoll, Maurice
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