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Realtor

Realtor

85 4.3
A person who helps people buy or sell houses and belongs to a national group of real estate agents
  • noun
  • /ˈriːəlˌtɔːr/
  • US
translation icon : agente inmobiliario
  • Zach's dad is a realtor and he's been showing us some houses.
  • a local Realtor

Find alignment with the realtor and shoot your shot.

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Examples

  • Guess what, I spoke to the realtor today, and she said that we can move in as early as the 6th.

  • She's about to meet with the realtor, and we get our keys to our new building on Friday.

  • So, as your realtor, the last thing I would suggest is selling.

  • When I got back, the realtor was just leaving, and she had signed the contract!

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We're tentatively thinking about moving, so our realtor has been sending us house listings.

    Blog text (1)
  • "The best offer we're likely to get," Becky Craggit, the realtor down in Virginia, said over the phone.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • One afternoon, Burt, the realtor, unrolled a map on the dining room table.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Within two years of getting his license, your dad was one of the top Realtors in Sonoma County.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The history of the house, recounted by the realtor, contained a beguiling mystery.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Today, I met with a realtor to discuss selling my house quickly.

Synonyms

real estate agent
vsRealtor
  • US
57 2.4

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

is the same job but requires membership in a specific national association
estate agent
vsRealtor
  • UK
57 2.6

A person who helps people sell, rent or manage homes

is the same role but requires membership in a national association
real estate broker
vsRealtor
  • US
14 3.7

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

adds a required membership in a national association beyond licensing
house agent
vsRealtor
  • UK
1 2.7

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

is similar but ties the role to national association membership

Surface Forms

Realtor singular
Realtors plural

Etymology

Realtor comes from real (as in 'real estate') plus the ending -or meaning 'person', and it was first used by the American National Association of Realtors as a special name for their members. So today a Realtor is a real estate agent who belongs to that professional group.