realtor
noun/ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/US
Etymology
From real (in real estate) and -or. Coined by Charles N. Chadbourn in 1916, on the model of Latin agent nouns ending in -tor (such as actor, creator), to refer to real-estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors, a trade association in the United States. Equivalent to realt(y) + -or.
- derived from realité
Definitions
A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the…
A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.
- It was composed of an engineer, if I remember correctly, a town planner, a realtor, and occasionally an architect […]
- First place, we ought to insist that folks call us ‘realtors’ and not ‘real-estate men.’ Sounds more like a reg’lar profession.
- Intrigued by the prospect of an additional commission, the realtor hurriedly assured me he foresaw no problem in obtaining the lease.
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No curated loop yet for realtor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA