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
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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
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
Mama had been clicking through a Realtor website.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Others running for Seat 6 are community college professor Roberto David LaCarra and realtor Tonia Arey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
“I have to put the closed captions on so I can see what’s happening on the screen,” the 53-year-old realtor and attorney said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"Naturally, sanctions affect people's lives. People are being hurt, both those who are financially well-off and those who are financially weak," said realtor Mehdi Yazdian, 55, who urged the authorities to control prices.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
So many people bought homes sight-unseen that the state realtor association added a new disclosure form to its contract library.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“I told the realtor I have a girl just that age living next door and maybe they can be friends.”
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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