realtor
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English
Etymology
From real (in real estate) and -or. Coined by Charles N. Chadbourn in 1916, on the model of Latin agent nouns ending in -tor (such as actor, creator), to refer to real-estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors, a trade association in the United States. Equivalent to realt(y) + -or.
Pronunciation
Noun
realtor (plural realtors)
- (Canada, US) A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.
- 1919, Mr. Shannon, U.S. Housing Corporation. Hearings Before a Subcommittee, United States Senate:
- It was composed of an engineer, if I remember correctly, a town planner, a realtor, and occasionally an architect […]
- 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC:
- 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 Kosiński, Cockpit, Grove Press, published 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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:realtor.
Synonyms
- estate agent (British)
- real estate agent
Translations
dealer in real estate
References
- ^ “realtor, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2016.
Further reading
- Jacob Zimmerman v. Nat'l Ass'n of Realtors, Cancellation Nos. 92032360, 92040141, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (March 31, 2004), discussing the claim that "realtor" is a generic term, and including 10 dictionary definitions of the term (pp. 17-19).