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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As a first step in this process, the Commissioners Court authorized the county purchasing agent to solicit proposals from companies for a 13-month service agreement for 50 GPS trackers, according to county meeting minutes.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Weiss spent the next 20 years away from music, working at an architectural firm where she rose from the accounting department to the chief purchasing agent.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2024
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
Four times out of five we have to sell to a municipal committee, and the other time we have to monkey with the purchasing agent of a corporation.
From The Quickening by Ashe, E. M.
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