Phrase guide

estate agent

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A land bailiff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in England they call a real estate agent a land agent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: real estate broker, real estate agent, land agent, house agent

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agent, factor, broker

Narrower terms: Realtor

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سمسار — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Catalan: immobiliària — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Catalan: agent immobiliari — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 房地產經紀人 /房地产经纪人 (fángdìchǎn jīngjìrén) — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 房地產公司 /房地产公司 (fángdìchǎn gōngsī) — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 房地公司 (fángdìchǎn gōngsī) — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Danish: ejendomsmægler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Dutch: makelaar — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Dutch: vastgoedmakelaar — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Finnish: kiinteistönvälittäjä — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Finnish: vuokranvälittäjä — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Finnish: arvopaperivälittäjä — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • French: agent immobilier — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • French: agente immobilière — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Immobilienmakler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Immobilienmaklerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Makler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Maklerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Immobilienhändler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Immobilienhändlerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Grundstücksmakler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Grundstücksmaklerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Häusermakler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Häusermaklerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Hausmakler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • German: Hausmaklerin — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Greek: κτηματομεσίτης (ktimatomesítis) — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Greek: κτηματομεσίτρια (ktimatomesítria) — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Hungarian: ingatlanügynök — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Latin: praediātor — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Latin: praediātrīx — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eiendomsmegler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eiendomsmekler — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eigedomsmeklar — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Occitan: agent immobiliari — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Polish: agent nieruchomości — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Polish: agentka nieruchomości — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Portuguese: corretor — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Portuguese: corretora — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Spanish: agente inmobiliario — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Spanish: agente inmobiliaria — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Spanish: agente de bienes raíces — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Swedish: fastighetsmäklare — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Turkish: emlakçı — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: đại lý/đại lí bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: môi giới bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: người môi giới bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: đại lý địa ốc — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: địa ốc viên — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: nhân viên bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: nhân viên kinh doanh bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Vietnamese: nhân viên môi giới bất động sản — one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate