estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

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Then Chelsea offered him a part-time role, with Matt working as an estate agent by day. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Advertisement Magnolia, a Miami real-estate agent, rushes to take shelter when gunfire strafes the air outside a mall restaurant. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026 She was accompanied by Heidi Henshaw, her real-estate agent. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Also running are real-estate agent Antoine Bass, social worker Sylvester Fulcher and Veronica Bolling-Franklin, a school board member for Elementary School District 159. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for estate agent

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of estate agent was in 1787

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“Estate agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20agent. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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