English

Noun

realtor ‎(plural realtors)

1. (Canada, US) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.
   • 1919, Mr. Shannon, in United States Senate, U.S. Housing Corporation. Hearings Before a Subcommittee:

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

   • 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt:

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

   • 1975, Jerzy N Kosinski, Cockpit, Grove Press (1998), page 189:

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

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

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

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

     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.

Synonyms

• estate agent (British)
• real estate agent

Related terms

• real estate

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:realtor.

Translations

References

1. ↑ “realtor, n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2016.

Anagrams

• relator