manufacturer's agent

noun

1. an agent representing one or more manufacturers in selling related but noncompeting goods, usually on a commission basis and in a particular territory.

Example Sentences

Such a robot could be characterized as its manufacturer’s agent, or perhaps a mechanical slave, and depending on the characterization, laws could define what rights or other considerations the owner has over the machine.

From Slate

Agt for      Manufacturer's agent.

From Project Gutenberg

Sylvan Fry, 53, a manufacturer's agent, began investing for the first time last winter, buying oil, chemical and computer issues.

From Time Magazine Archive

Homer Martin, onetime Baptist preacher, onetime hop-step-jump champion, onetime president of the United Auto Workers, now describing himself as a "manufacturer's agent"; from Norina M. Martin; after 18 years of marriage; in Detroit.

From Time Magazine Archive

He left this field in favor of selling cookies, then started his own business as a manufacturer's agent in radio parts.

From Time Magazine Archive