land agent

noun

1. a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.

2. a government official in charge of the management of public lands.

3. British.,  the steward of an estate.

land agent

noun

1. a person who administers a landed estate and its tenancies

2. a person who acts as an agent for the sale of land

Other Word Forms

• land agency noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of land agent¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30