estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

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In Eggers’ Nosferatu, estate agent Thomas Hutter (Nicholas Hoult) travels to Transylvania for a fateful meeting with Orlok, a vampiric prospective client. Robert Lang, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025 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 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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