land agent


noun
  1. a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.

  2. a government official in charge of the management of public lands.

  1. British. the steward of an estate.

Origin of land agent

1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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How to use land agent in a sentence

  • Having thus glided over this false start, the land agent promptly opened another consideration.

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British Dictionary definitions for land agent

land agent

noun
  1. a person who administers a landed estate and its tenancies

  2. a person who acts as an agent for the sale of land

Derived forms of land agent

  • land agency, noun

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