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Comprador


Comˊpra-dor

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Noun.
[Pg., a buyer.]
A kind of steward or agent.
[China]
S. W. Williams

Definition 2024


comprador

comprador

English

Noun

comprador (plural compradors)

  1. An intermediary.
  2. A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
  3. (nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East.

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Translations

References

  1. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). “Comprador”. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Portuguese

Etymology

comprar + -dor

Pronunciation

Noun

comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras)

  1. buyer (person who makes purchases)
  2. customer

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Spanish

Adjective

comprador m (feminine singular compradora, masculine plural compradores, feminine plural compradoras)

  1. buying

Etymology

From Latin comparator.

Noun

comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora)

  1. buyer

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