purchasing agent
Americannoun
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a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
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an independent buyer acting as a hired agent.
Etymology
Origin of purchasing agent
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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His father was a purchasing agent for a lumber company, and his mother was a school librarian.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022
All County’s ostensible purpose was to be the purchasing agent for Fred Trump’s buildings, buying everything from boilers to cleaning supplies.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2018
When FBI agents arrested Bahram Mechanic in April last year, prosecutors described the Houston-based Iranian-American entrepreneur as an illegal purchasing agent for Iran’s military and a threat to national security.
From Reuters • Jan. 21, 2016
Quinn’s father was a purchasing agent for Wilkins Rogers Mills, which ground wheat into flour on the Georgetown canal front.
From Washington Post • May 30, 2015
The city purchasing agent arranged for enough beds to care for all those who could sleep in the Auditorium.
From The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado by Marshall, Logan
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