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  • Realtor
    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
    realtor
    noun
    an estate agent, esp an accredited one

Realtor

American  
[ree-uhl-ter, -tawr, reel-] / ˈri əl tər, -ˌtɔr, ˈril- /
Trademark.
  1. 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 British  
/ ˈrɪəltə, -ˌtɔː /

noun

  1. an estate agent, esp an accredited one

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of realtor

C20: from a trademark

Example Sentences

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Anthony, a 47-year-old Realtor who also chairs West Hollywood’s business licensing commission, said he had to hide all his public business listings due to harassment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Benchmark analyst Michael Rindos, who is also a licensed Realtor, on Wednesday initiated coverage of five residential real estate stocks with Buy ratings.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In the spot, a Realtor tells a couple that in order to afford a home, they might need to go back in time to 1980, “when the average home in California cost $100,000.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 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

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