estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

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The three fathers included a criminal prosecutor, a seismologist, and a real-estate agent. Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 Kendall Phills is now a real-estate agent in Charlotte and runs her own charitable foundation. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026 Nielsen, who worked as a real-estate agent before entering politics in 2020, sees it differently. Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026 Max Schreck plays Count Orlok, the Dracula analog who preys upon Hutter, a visiting estate agent. Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for estate agent

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 7 Mar. 2026.

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