noun
land agent; house agent; real estate agent
A person who manages or acts as an agent for land or property, often in a legal or business context.
彼は地元の差配人として、多くの土地取引を扱っている。
As a local land agent, he handles many property transactions.
Compound of 差配 (sahai, 'management, direction') + 人 (nin, 'person'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term refers to a person who manages or acts as an agent for land or property.