estate agent

noun

British

: a real estate broker or manager

Examples of estate agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Catching sight of real-estate agents in listing photos long felt like blatant sloppiness or, less often, a bizarre Easter egg. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 29 Oct. 2026

Across the street, Ernst Hager, a national-ski-team coach and an operations guy at Squaw Valley, was building a house at the behest of the same real-estate agent. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

That’s how phenomenal OG RHONY is, that someone’s real-estate agent can become an iconic figure. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

After all, many people who hire real-estate agents choose somebody based on referrals from friends and family. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for estate agent

• newsagent
• reagent
• subagent