realtor

plural realtors

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

   The terms agent, broker, and realtor are often used interchangeably.

   1997, Douglas A. Gray, Canadian home buying made easy, second edition, page 72

   4 more examples

   It was composed of an engineer, if I remember correctly, a town planner, a realtor, and occasionally an architect […]

   1919, Mr. Shannon, U.S. Housing Corporation. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, United States Senate

   First place, we ought to insist that folks call us ‘realtors’ and not ‘real-estate men.’ Sounds more like a reg’lar profession.

   1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC

   Intrigued by the prospect of an additional commission, the realtor hurriedly assured me he foresaw no problem in obtaining the lease.

   1975, Jerzy Kosiński, Cockpit, Grove Press, published 1998, page 189

   The realtor was like a carnivore, ready to spring. He was originally from New York and he seemed like the kind of guy who could smell a deal.

   2003, Gary Andrew Dresden, Confessions of a Gynecologist, iUniverse, page 111

   Synonyms: estate agent, real estate agent