estate agent

noun

British
: a real estate broker or manager

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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 Much like its successful American sibling, Buying London followed a high-end estate agent in the capital run by property tycoon Daniel Daggers. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 Set in both Transylvania and Germany, the story unravels as estate agent Thomas Hutter (The Menu's Nicholas Hoult) is tasked with aiding Count Orlok with property, only to realize that his new client is a blood-hungry vampire who has set his sights on his wife. Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 June 2024 Steve stops by the window of the estate agent and peers through the glass. Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 June 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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