realtor
The origin and history of realtor.
Etymology
Coined in 1916 by Charles N. Chadbourn from realty plus the agent-noun ending -or (as in "actor"), originally to label members of the U.S. National Association of Realtors.
Class of 1916
realtor first entered the language around 1916. Other words from the same year:
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