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comprador

Syllables: com·pra·dor/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/

comprador noun: an intermediary.

Noun

comprador (plural compradors)

  1. An intermediary.
  2. A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
    • the comprador class
  3. A ship chandler in the Far East.

Forms of comprador

pluralcompradors

Origin of comprador

From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“to buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“to furnish”). In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.

Words formed from comprador

Phrases with comprador

Questions about comprador

What does comprador mean?
Comprador means an intermediary.
What part of speech is comprador?
Comprador is a noun.
How do you pronounce comprador?
Comprador is pronounced /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/.
What is the plural of comprador?
The plural of comprador is compradors.

Words near comprador in the dictionary

  1. compoundness
  2. compounds
  3. comprable
  4. comprachico
  5. comprachicos
  6. comprador
  7. comprador bourgeoisie
  8. comprador bourgeoisies
  9. compradore
  10. compradores
  11. compradoreship

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