comprador
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from comprar (“to buy”) + -dor (“(agent)”), from Latin comparō (“I buy”).
In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.[1]
Noun [edit]
comprador (plural compradors)
- An intermediary.
- A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
- (nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East.
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References [edit]
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). “Comprador”. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (South Brazil) IPA: /ˌkõ.pɾa.ˈdoɻ/
Noun [edit]
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine singular compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
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Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
comprador m (feminine compradora, masculine plural compradores, feminine plural compradoras)
Etymology [edit]
From Latin comparator.
Noun [edit]
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine singular compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
