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realtor

real·tor

US/ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/ uncommon us

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”
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Origin

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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