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LAND AGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who administers a landed estate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("land agent" is a kind of...):
administrator; decision maker (someone who administers a business)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
Example:
in England they call a real estate agent a land agent
Synonyms:
estate agent; house agent; land agent; real estate agent; real estate broker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("land agent" is a kind of...):
agent; broker; factor (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "land agent"):
Realtor (a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors)