Realtor
a person who works in the real-estate business and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, or one of its constituent boards, and abides by its Code of Ethics.
Realtor
American
[ree-uhl-ter, -tawr, reel-]
/ ˈri əl tər, -ˌtɔr, ˈril- /
Trademark.
realtor
British
/ ˈrɪəltə, -ˌtɔː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of realtor
C20: from a trademark
Example Sentences
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Since then, they’ve spent $3.7 million on their four-bedroom, six-bathroom, 4,962-square-foot “treasure,” as Wallace Neff historian and Realtor Brett Parsons calls it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The top donors to the No campaign were real-estate investment trusts Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities and UDR and Realtor associations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The share of first-time buyers increased to 35%, according to a May survey of Realtor members.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Zielinski, a 44-year-old Realtor, was intrigued that Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse at the local veterans hospital, would be a gun owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026
Mama had been clicking through a Realtor website.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Home builders fell after online realtor Redfin estimated that pending-home sales around the U.S. fell to a five-month low in the latest weekly tally of sales contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“My realtor says I’m not allowed to panic until June,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
The thrice-married realtor and former television celebrity was raised Presbyterian and rarely attended religious services.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Santana's assessment was echoed by John Acevedo, a 74-year-old realtor and resident of Pasadena, California.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
A quixotic hero dreams the impossible dream. realtor.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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