real estate agent
57
2.4
- noun
- /ˈriːəl ɪˈsteɪt ˈeɪdʒənt/
- US
:
agente inmobiliario
- The real estate agent guided us through the process of purchasing our new home.
They're top tier real estate agents that my team and I trust.
- They're top tier real estate agents that my team and I trust.
- She went from real estate agent to now she's a big investor.
- The real reason that real estate agents hold open houses is to meet clients.
- I am that real estate agent that's going to go fight for my buyers.
- Oh, I was one of the first real estate agents on HGTVUSA, thank you very much.
- Just remember, this is strictly how to be a real estate agent.
- So I was bowling and I'm there with this friend who's a real estate agent.
- But I had three real estate agents that were like Hawks, like rats trying to get our house.
- And so she came to me and she, my real estate agent, went to their real estate agent and said, look, we've got a mortgage broker on it.
- Yeah, I think they're real estate agents are the bloodline of what we do.
Examples
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The real reason that real estate agents hold open houses is to meet clients.
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"I recognized her name: the real estate agent who managed the house."
Fiction book (2001) -
Your real estate agent is a big part of your life.
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His father was a real estate agent in New York City.
Academic text (1993) -
I have an appointment with a real estate agent.
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- Has the real estate agent located the tenant yet?
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One Saturday, a real estate agent who knew Claire drove past with clients who wanted to buy.
Fiction book (1992) -
Talk to a reputable real estate agent in your area.
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I'm Maggie Harris, the real estate agent.
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He contacted the real estate agent that very day.
Synonyms
243
3.5
A person who buys and sells things for other people for a fee
85
4.3
A person who helps people buy or sell houses and belongs to a national group of real estate agents
57
2.6
A person who helps people sell, rent or manage homes
14
3.7
A person licensed to help people sell, buy or rent houses
1
2.7
A person who helps people buy, sell, or rent homes
1
3.5
A person or company who finds buyers for someone and gets a fee
A person who manages or sells land and buildings for an owner
How Effective
- Indian
7
6.7
- US
57
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'real estate' denotes property/land and 'agent' denotes a person who represents others, so a learner who knows these constituents will infer an agent who deals with property. Although 'real' has a specialized sense in this compound, the overall structure (noun compound + agent) is regular and cross-linguistically common, making the phrase immediately understandable to learners who know the parts.
Etymology
Real estate agent comes from old law words: real once meant 'property' you can own, and estate meant land or the buildings on it. So a real estate agent is literally a person who works with 'real' property, meaning houses, land, and buildings.