chiefpurchaser
nounUK /tʃiːf ˈpɜːtʃəsə/
US /tʃiːf ˈpɜːrtʃəsər/
The main person who buys things for a company or group.
The chiefpurchaser chose new computers for the whole office.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The top person in charge of buying supplies for a school or hospital.
The hospital's chiefpurchaser ordered more bandages and gloves.
3. A leader who decides what a team or club will buy.
As chiefpurchaser, she picked the new uniforms for the soccer team.
4. The person with the final say on big purchases in a family or group.
Dad is the chiefpurchaser when we buy a new car.