estate agent

noun British.
1.
the steward or manager of a landed estate.
2.
a real-estate agent; realtor.
Origin:
1875–80

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estate agent
 
—n
1.  (Brit) Usual US and Canadian name: real-estate agent an agent concerned with the valuation, management, lease, and sale of property
2.  the administrator of a large landed property, acting on behalf of its owner; estate manager

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