land agent
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.
a government official in charge of the management of public lands.
British. the steward of an estate.
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How to use land agent in a sentence
The Earl refused to comment to the Daily Beast despite several requests for interview through his land agent.
For Sale: The $3M British Mountain—With Aristocratic Family Feud Included | Tom Sykes | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe naturally looked at the problem from the point of view of an intelligent land-agent.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenTHE young land agent had several rivals, and they did all possible to bring his schemes of selling town lots to naught.
Fred Fenton on the Track | Allen ChapmanOne of the points was, as already mentioned, that a dean and rector could not be legally a land agent at the same time.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870) | James GodkinThe land-agent is the commanding officer, his office is a garrison, dominating the surrounding district.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870) | James Godkin
Having thus glided over this false start, the land agent promptly opened another consideration.
The Rules of the Game | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for land agent
a person who administers a landed estate and its tenancies
a person who acts as an agent for the sale of land
Derived forms of land agent
- land agency, noun
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