estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

Examples of estate agent in a Sentence

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In the early 19th century, Ellen is newly married to Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), a junior estate agent in the fictitious German town of Wisborg. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 Some years after that first visitation, Ellen has recently married Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult), a junior estate agent in the fictitious German town of Wisborg. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024 But Annie appears to have a bit more magic than your average estate agent. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024 Photo: Aidan Monaghan / Focus Features The 1922 film opens in the fictional 19th-century German town of Wisborg, where the menacing estate agent Knock is preparing to send an employee, Thomas Hutter, to meet a beguiling new client who lives in a castle deep in the Transylvanian mountains. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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