real-estate agent

See also: real estate agent

English

Noun

real-estate agent (plural real-estate agents)

1. Alternative form of real estate agent.
   • 1851 June 16, “District of Columbia Advertisements”, in The Sun, volume XXIX, number 24, Baltimore, Md.: A[runah] S[hepherdson] Abell & Co., →ISSN, page [4], column 5:

     The splendid suburbian RESIDENCE of the late Robert Gilmore is offered for sale, with two Acres of Ground attached, bounded by Mount, Saratoga, Fulton and Mulberry streets. Also, a Lot of Ground on Mount Vernon place, adjoining the mansion of Dr. Thomas. Apply to A. D. CLEMENS, Real-Estate Agent, 22 Fayette street, adjoining Chesapeake Bank.

   • 1990, Lynn Larabie, “The Real Estate Game”, in Sold! by Owner: How to Sell Your Own Home by Someone Who Did, Scarborough, Ont.: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc., →ISBN, page 13:

     Most real-estate agents who would like to sell your house don’t give up easily. No one can blame them, either. They’re simply trying to earn a living.

   • 2024 May 19, Pat Eby, “Design-loving duo fills condo with personal pieces”, in Sunday Post-Dispatch, volume 146, number 140, St. Louis, Mo., →ISSN, page B3:

     They were ready to sign a short-term lease on an apartment when their real-estate agent called. A condo in her building in the Central West End was coming on the market.