realtor

Meanings

Plural: realtors

Noun

a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors
A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

estate agent, real estate agent

Scrabble Score: 7

realtor is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
realtor is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
realtor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

realtor is a valid Words With Friends word