comprador
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Etymology edit
From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“I buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“I furnish”).
In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.[1]
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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.
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pɾəˈðo]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pɾəˈðo]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [kom.pɾaˈðoɾ]
Noun edit
comprador m (plural compradors, feminine compradora)
Further reading edit
- “comprador” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “comprador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “comprador” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “comprador” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.
Noun edit
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
Further reading edit
- “comprador” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compārātōrem, from Latin compārō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
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Descendants edit
- → English: comprador
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
comprador (feminine compradora, masculine plural compradores, feminine plural compradoras)
Noun edit
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “comprador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014