despachante

Portuguese

Etymology

From despachar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒis.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒis.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.paˈʃɐ̃.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈʃɐ̃.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈt͡ʃɐ̃.tɨ/

Noun

despachante m or f by sense (plural despachantes)

1. broker, agent, professional who does bureaucracy at the behalf of another

   despachante aduaneiro ― customs broker

Spanish

Etymology

From despachar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despaˈt͡ʃante/ [d̪es.paˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: des‧pa‧chan‧te

Noun

despachante m or f by sense (plural despachantes)

1. dispatcher

Derived terms

• despachante de aduana

 

Further reading

• “despachante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014