purchasing agent

American  

noun

1. a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.

2. an independent buyer acting as a hired agent.

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Etymology

Origin of purchasing agent

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

His father was a purchasing agent for a lumber company, and his mother was a school librarian.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

“He is his own purchasing agent, cashier, paymaster, building superintendent, construction engineer and sales director,” the article said.

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

A family friend, a purchasing agent at the Tribune, then told him about an opening in the paper’s production department.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2015

You tell him as my purchasing agent you've come to finish the talk I had with him the other night.

From The Gibson Upright by Tarkington, Booth