purchasing agent
a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
an independent buyer acting as a hired agent.
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How to use purchasing agent in a sentence
I worked in maintenance four and a half days a week and Monday afternoons I was the purchasing agent for the hospital.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonI then sell them to you—the purchasing agent of the Government—for a net sum of at least two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty | J. W. de ForestThe Section of Purchases corresponded to the purchasing agent of a large corporation.
With the Doughboy in France | Edward HungerfordThe chief purchasing agent's countenance wore the expression of one who says "Where have I seen that face before?"
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard ConnellFinding none the chief purchasing agent affected to consider the merits of Croly's demand.
The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon | Richard Connell
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