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realtor.

A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/US/ˈɹi(ə)l.tɔɹ/US
  1. A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

    Canada · US
Where this word comes from

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.

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