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Estate Agent

Definition: Estate Agent

Estate Agent

Noun

1. A person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonyms: Estate Agent

Synonyms: house agent (n), land agent (n), real estate agent (n), real estate broker (n), realtor (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Estate Agent

DomainTitle

Books

  • Selling Homes 1-2-3 Insider Advice on Becoming a Surprisingly Better Part-Time or Full-Time Real Estate Agent: Insider Advice on Becoming a Surprisingly Better Part-Time or Full-Time Real Estate Agent (reference)

  • How to Sell Your House Without a Real Estate Agent or For Sale by Owner (reference)

  • The New How to Sell Your Home Fast!: Practical Tipds to Improve the Chances of Selling Your Home Quickly With or Without a Real Estate Agent (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Estate Agent

Computer Images:
Estate Agent

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Photo Album: Estate Agent

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

The family of John Kelly who works in the Navy yard in south Boston. Their present tenement in Quincy is completely inadequate. They have been unable to move because every real estate agent has turned him down, claiming there was no reason why they should. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: Estate Agent

TitleAuthorQuote

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams

In Islington you can hardly hurl a brick without hitting three antique shops, an estate agent and a bookshop

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Estate Agent

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Honduras

It is recommended that Americans interested in purchasing property obtain the services of a reputable real estate agent and consult a competent, reliable Honduran attorney. (references)

Korea

To a company unfamiliar with Korean real estate, it is vital that the company locate a reputable real estate agent or real estate consulting firm with experience in foreign investment in order to locate a suitable office site. (references)

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Netherlands

It might be necessary to engage a real estate agent (makelaar), although their fees are high. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Estate Agent

Expression using "estate agent": real estate agent. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Estate Agent

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

real estate agent

3,202

maricopa county real estate agent

52

estate agent

1,359

toronto real estate agent

51

estate agent in the uk

1,074

estate agent scotland

50

chicago real estate agent

509

tucson real estate agent

48

estate agent uk

393

ohio real estate agent

44

la jolla real estate agent

230

real estate agent school

44

become a real estate agent

227

virginia beach real estate agent

43

halifax estate agent

123

houston real estate agent

40

estate agent london

115

denver real estate agent

40

florida real estate agent

109

atlanta real estate agent

39

las vegas real estate agent

108

deer valley real estate agent

37

orange county real estate agent

86

arizona real estate agent

35

estate agent software

80

san diego real estate agent

35

becoming a real estate agent

76

estate agent ireland

35

california real estate agent

75

las vegas nevada real estate agent

34

spanish estate agent

67

west palm beach florida real estate agent

34

estate agent isle of wight

63

real estate agent license

34

texas real estate agent

63

estate agent in edinburgh

34

cincinnati real estate agent

57

massachusetts real estate agent

33

find a real estate agent

54

orlando real estate agent

32
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Estate Agent

Language Translations for "estate agent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

agjent i shitjes së pasurive të patundshme. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

управител на имение (bailiff, factor). (various references)

   

Czech

  

realitní agent. (various references)

   

Danish

  

ejendomsmægler (broker). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vastgoedmakelaar (real estate firm, realtor, UK:Land agent), onroerend-goedmakelaar (real estate firm, realtor, UK:Land agent), makelaar in vast goed (realtor, UK:Land agent), makelaar in onroerende goederen (realtor, UK:Land agent), makelaar in onroerend goed (real estate agent, real estate firm, realtor, UK:Land agent), handelaar in vastgoed (realtor). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kiinteistönvälittäjä (real estate agent, realtor, UK:Land agent). (various references)

   

French

  

marchand de biens. (various references)

   

German

  

Grundstücksmakler (real estate agency, realtor, UK:Land agent), Immobilienmakler (real estate firm, realtor, UK:Land agent), Immobilienhändler (realtor). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κτηματομεσίτησ (house agent), κτηματομεσίτης (realtor). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ingatlanügynök (realtor). (various references)

   

Italian

  

mediatore in immobili (realtor, UK:Land agent), commerciante in immobili (realtor), agente immobiliare (realtor). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

差配人 (landlord, real estate agent), 不動"業者 (real estate agent, realtor), 不動"屋 (real estate agent, realtor). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さはいに" (landlord, real estate agent), ふどうさ"ぎょうしゃ (real estate agent, realtor), ふどうさ"や (real estate agent, realtor). (various references)

   

Manx

  

jantagh thallooin (land agent). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

estateay agentay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

mediador imobiliário (realtor, UK:Land agent), corretor de imóveis (rarely, real estate broker, realtor), agente imobiliário (real estate agent, realtor, UK:Land agent). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

agent de vânzãri şi cumpãrãri de bunuri imobile, administrator de moşie. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

управляющий имением (land agent). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

trgovac nekretninama. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

inmobiliario (real estate), agente inmobiliario (real estate agent). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

fastighetsmäklare (realtor). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

emlâkçı (real estate agent, realtor), kâhya (bailiff, Butler, Chamberlain, do all, factor, factotum, major domo, steward, utility man). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Estate Agent

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-e-g-n-s-t-t-t"

-3 letters: genettes, stagnate, tentages.

-4 letters: agnates, genette, gestate, neatest, negates, statant, teenage, tentage, testate.

-5 letters: agates, agenes, agents, agnate, ansate, attent, attest, egesta, enates, estate, genets, gentes, negate, satang, sateen, senate, senega, settee, tenets, testae, testee.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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