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Coined by Charles N. Chadbourn in 1916, from real (in real estate) and -or, to refer to real estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors, a trade association in the United States.

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Singular realtor

Plural realtors

realtor (plural realtors)

  1. (North American) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.
    • 1919: w:United States Senate, U.S. Housing Corporation. Hearings Before a Subcommittee
      Mr. Shannon (witness): 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, New York, Grove Press, 1998, p.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, 2nd edition, p.72
      The terms agent, broker, and realtor are often used interchangeably.
    • 2003: Gary Andrew Dresden, Confessions of a Gynecologist, Lincoln, NE, iUniverse, p.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.

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