estate agent

noun

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

Meanings

nounestate agent (plural estate agents)

plural estate agents

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

    Synonyms: real estate agent, realtor

  2. archaicA land bailiff.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

More synonyms by meaning

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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic سمسار
  • سمسارone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Catalan immobiliària, agent immobiliari
  • immobiliàriaone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • agent immobiliarione 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, 房地產公司 /房地产公司
  • 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
  • 房地產公司 /房地产公司 (fángdìchǎn gōngsī)one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • 房地公司 (fángdìchǎn gōngsī)one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Danish ejendomsmægler
  • ejendomsmæglerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Dutch makelaar, vastgoedmakelaar
  • makelaarone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • vastgoedmakelaarone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Finnish kiinteistönvälittäjä, vuokranvälittäjä
  • kiinteistönvälittäjäone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • vuokranvälittäjäone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • arvopaperivälittäjäone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
French agent immobilier, agente immobilière
  • agent immobilierone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • agente immobilièreone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
German Immobilienmakler, Immobilienmaklerin
  • Immobilienmaklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Immobilienmaklerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Maklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Maklerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Immobilienhändlerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Immobilienhändlerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Grundstücksmaklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Grundstücksmaklerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Häusermaklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Häusermaklerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Hausmaklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • Hausmaklerinone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Greek κτηματομεσίτης, κτηματομεσίτρια
  • κτηματομεσίτης (ktimatomesítis)one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • κτηματομεσίτρια (ktimatomesítria)one acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Hungarian ingatlanügynök
  • ingatlanügynökone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Latin praediātor, praediātrīx
  • praediātorone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • praediātrīxone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Norwegian Bokmål eiendomsmegler, eiendomsmekler
  • eiendomsmeglerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • eiendomsmeklerone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Polish agent nieruchomości, agentka nieruchomości
  • agent nieruchomościone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • agentka nieruchomościone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Portuguese corretor, corretora
  • corretorone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • corretoraone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Spanish agente inmobiliario, agente inmobiliaria
  • agente inmobiliarioone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • agente inmobiliariaone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • agente de bienes raícesone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Swedish fastighetsmäklare
  • fastighetsmäklareone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Turkish emlakçı
  • emlakçıone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Vietnamese đại lý/đại lí bất động sản, môi giới bất động sản
  • đại lý/đại lí bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • môi giới bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • người môi giới bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • đại lý địa ốcone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • địa ốc viênone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • nhân viên bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • nhân viên kinh doanh bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
  • nhân viên môi giới bất động sảnone acting for another in sale, purchase or lease of real estate
Cite this entry
APA

estate agent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estate%20agent

MLA

“estate agent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estate%20agent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estate agent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estate%20agent.

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