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    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

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A few counties over, Realtor Jessica Baker has been similarly toiling away, knocking on doors, making signs by hand—and using AI to expedite her work where she can.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 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

In Pacific Palisades, lot prices went into “free fall” between February and June last year as available lots flooded the market, dropping 40%, said Dan Urbach, a Realtor in that community.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

Even if the Realtor group’s call for a 14% increase in sales comes to pass, it will still fall short of a more normal rate for home sales, Yun previously said.

From Barron's Dec. 29, 2025

“Mr. Beiderman’s Realtor is showing the apartment tomorrow morning at eleven.”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

“My realtor says I’m not allowed to panic until June,” she said.

From MarketWatch May 13, 2026

Other characters include the estimable Ebru, a Karagümrük realtor who is the most educated woman in the neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

After the Gulf Citrus Growers Association shut down in 2024, its president, Wayne Simmons, a fifth-generation citrus grower, became a realtor.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Santana's assessment was echoed by John Acevedo, a 74-year-old realtor and resident of Pasadena, California.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

Before coming down here, she was a realtor up in Modesto, the same town where Uncle Basil had his almond farm.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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