land agent

noun

1. a person or firm engaged at a commission to obtain grants of public lands or to negotiate the buying and selling of private lands between two or more parties.
2. a government official in charge of the management of public lands.
3. British. the steward of an estate.

land agent

noun

1. a person who administers a landed estate and its tenancies
2. a person who acts as an agent for the sale of land

Derived Forms

• land agency, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of land agent¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

Barnard, however, was a squatter on a rancho owned by oil baron Thomas Scott, whose land agent Thomas Bard disliked the name and sought to build a wharf on Point Hueneme.

From Los Angeles Times

Redding, its chief population center, was named for a land agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

From New York Times

The company denied accusations of environmental racism that emerged after a Byhalia Connection land agent said during a community meeting that the developers “took, basically, a point of least resistance” in choosing the pipeline’s path.

From Seattle Times

The company has denied accusations of environmental racism that emerged after a Byhalia land agent said during a community meeting that the developers “took, basically, a point of least resistance” in choosing the pipeline’s path.

From Seattle Times

Bat Masterson and a land agent make a Kansas cow town safe for wheat farmers.

From Los Angeles Times