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selling agent

selling agent

1 3.5
A person or company who finds buyers for someone and gets a fee
  • noun
translation icon : agente de ventas
  • The selling agent helped us find the perfect buyer for our house.

Examples

  • Our selling agent found us our buyer's agent.

    Blog text (29)
  • Buyer's agent reported back to selling agent weekly or sooner.

    Blog text (29)
  • The selling agent attributes the strong price to the premier location and maintenance-free lifestyle.

    Blog text (1)
  • The two men agreed to form a partnership in which Royce Limited would produce the cars and C. S. Rolls & Co. would be the exclusive selling agent.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Thousands of sellers have learned from bitter, if not expensive, experience that the price the selling agent says is current and that the property has not entered into foreclosure.

    Blog text (23)
  • After listing the property, the selling agent quickly secured multiple offers.

  • The selling agent specializes in luxury homes, ensuring top dollar for their clients.

Synonyms

agent
vsselling agent
  • Formal
2.8

A person who helps and represents someone in business, legal, or official matters

is specifically about conducting sales for another rather than general representation
broker
vsselling agent
243 3.5

A person who buys and sells things for other people for a fee

is focused on making sales for another rather than also buying or trading
brokerage
vsselling agent
60 5.8

A company that helps people buy and sell things like stocks for a fee

is authorized to act on behalf of a single principal rather than just arranging trades
real estate agent
vsselling agent
  • US
57 2.4

A person who helps people buy, sell, or rent houses and other buildings

also covers sales of goods as well as property, not only property deals
estate agent
vsselling agent
  • UK
57 2.6

A person who helps people sell, rent or manage homes

is broader, applying to sales of goods as well as property and management
stockbroker
vsselling agent
44 4.4

A person who buys and sells company shares for clients

focuses on general goods or property sales rather than financial securities
travel agent
vsselling agent
33 1.6

A person or company that books tickets, hotels and transport for people going on a trip

handles sales of goods or property rather than travel arrangements and bookings
factor
vsselling agent
  • Archaic
23 6.7

A person or company that sells goods for others for a fee

is an alternative name used for the same commercial role
insurance agent
vsselling agent
16 3.2

A person who sells insurance and helps people choose plans

deals with sales of goods or property rather than only insurance products
real estate broker
vsselling agent
  • US
14 3.7

A person licensed to help people sell, buy or rent houses

covers handling sales of both goods and property, not only licensed real property work
booking agent
vsselling agent
  • Jargon
3 3.7

A person or company that arranges performances for people like musicians and actors

focuses on making sales or property deals rather than booking performances
book agent
vsselling agent
2 3.8

A person who sells books by visiting homes or towns

is broader, covering sales of many types of goods and property, not just books
house agent
vsselling agent
  • UK
1 2.7

A person who helps people buy, sell, or rent homes

also covers making sales of goods and wider property types, not only house lettings
to auctioneer
vsselling agent
1 6.7

To sell something to the person who offers the most money at a public sale

sells privately for a principal rather than using a public auction method
land agent
vsselling agent
  • UK
4.4

A person who manages or sells land and buildings for an owner

is similar but applies to sales of any goods or property, not only land
general agent
vsselling agent
  • Jargon
5.4

A person who sells insurance and manages company business in a region

focuses on sales of goods or property rather than managing an insurance business
universal agent
vsselling agent
  • Jargon
7.7

A person allowed to do all business for someone else

is narrower, concentrating on sales for another rather than all business powers
ship broker
vsselling agent
  • Specialized
6.5

A person who arranges for ships to carry cargo or for owners to rent their ships

focuses on sales of goods or property rather than arranging ship hire

Antonyms

A person who buys goods or services for a company

How Big

to trade
291 2.3
trading operations
  • Specialized
1 4.4
factorage
  • Archaic
9.9
local agency
6 3.0
selling agent
1 3.5

Surface Forms

selling agent singular

Morphology

selling + agent

The meaning 'a person or company authorized to sell on behalf of another' is transparently built from 'selling' (the act of selling) and 'agent' (a representative). The noun+noun composition matches common commercial word-formation patterns and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Selling agent comes from a simple image: an agent is someone who acts for another person and selling shows what they do — they find buyers and sell goods or property for someone else. So the phrase means 'a person or company allowed to sell on another's behalf', often earning a commission.