land-agent
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who manages a landed estate: A "land-agent" is an individual employed to oversee the administration, leasing, and maintenance of agricultural or rural property on behalf of the owner.
- A person who buys and sells land: In some contexts, a "land-agent" also refers to a dealer or broker involved in the purchase and sale of real estate, particularly undeveloped or agricultural land.
Usage Examples
- (The manager of the rural property checked its condition.)
- (She employed a real estate broker to sell her land.)
Advanced Usage
"land-agent's commission": the fee paid to a land-agent for services rendered.
- The land-agent's commission was five percent of the sale price. (The fee for managing the land transaction.)
"to act as a land-agent": to perform the duties of managing or brokering land.
- He acted as a land-agent for several wealthy landowners in the region. (He served as their property manager.)
Variants and Related Words
Land agency (n): the business or office of a land-agent.
- The land agency handled all the paperwork for the estate. (The office that manages land affairs.)
Estate agent (n): a similar term, often used for residential or urban property management (though distinct from "land-agent" which typically focuses on rural or agricultural land).
- The estate agent showed us several houses in the city. (A broker for urban real estate.)
Synonyms
- Steward: a person who manages another's property, especially a large estate.
- Factor: a Scottish term for a land-agent or estate manager.
- Land broker: a dealer in land sales.
Related Idioms
- "To manage the land": to oversee agricultural or rural property.
- He was hired to manage the land for the absent landlord. (He acted as a land-agent.)
Phrasal Verbs