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estate agent

noun

Definition of estate agent

British
: a real estate broker or manager

Examples of estate agent in a Sentence

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In a twist, a Beverly Hills estate agent, Jason Emil Yaselli, 32, was arrested Wednesday and accused of being one of the alleged thieves, Variety and CNN reported. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Usher and Adam Lambert learn the hard way: Thieves love open houses," 23 Aug. 2019 Real-estate agent Wally Gudgell remembered walking the Lopez property with Allen and his team; the 3 miles of shoreline, the old-growth forest of cedar and fir, and the rock platforms with views of Mount Baker. Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "How Paul Allen quietly saved an Orcas Island preschool," 19 Oct. 2018 Cox met with an FBI agent and gave up information about sketchy real-estate agents, appraisers, and title agents. Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, "The True-Crime Writer in Cellblock B4," 16 July 2019 When real-estate agents or speculators came to the shore, Melvin tried to scare them away. Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, "The Reels Brothers Spent Eight Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.," 15 July 2019 Bahamas real-estate agent John Christie, who sold the land, said Big Grand Cay was developed by the late Robert Abplanalp, inventor of the modern aerosol spray valve and a friend of President Richard Nixon. Washington Post, "W.Va. coal billionaire Cline killed in helicopter crash," 6 July 2019 Curtiss acquired the Miami Springs property, at 501 Deer Run, in 1922 and built the 5,474-square-foot house in 1935, according to the real-estate agent who holds the listing. Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, "Legendary high-flyer’s home offers a taste of old Florida glamour | PHOTOS," 20 June 2019 Despite intense opposition to sales prices disclosure by the real-estate lobby, many real-estate agents in disclosure states say the greater availability of information makes their job easier. Candace Taylor, WSJ, "The States Where Home Prices are Secret," 19 June 2019 Bette Zollshan Real-estate agent William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty ... Amy Gamerman, WSJ, "Agents Dial 9-1-1 During Suspect Showings," 14 May 2019

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First Known Use of estate agent

1856, in the meaning defined above

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