estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

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Shuna Island, which sits just off the west coast of Scotland, is being sold for the first time in 80 years, according to listings from estate agents Knight Frank and Sotheby’s International Realty. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 June 2025 But then everything goes wrong at once: her father dies, her dog is run over, and her sister insists on selling the family home, forcing Rhiannon to find a new place—and the estate agent is Rhiannon's high school nemesis, Julia (Nicole Lecky). Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024 Hoult recalled the scene from the movie in which Count Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgård, slurps the estate agent's blood. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024 Blaschke’s long, unbroken takes can give the impression of a magnetic pull that the estate agent is incapable of fighting. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for estate agent

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of estate agent was in 1856

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“Estate agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20agent. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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