comprador

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§EtymologyEdit

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]

§NounEdit

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.

§Derived termsEdit

• comprador bourgeoisie

§TranslationsEdit

§ReferencesEdit

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

§EtymologyEdit

comprar +‎ -dor

§PronunciationEdit

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkõ.pɾa.ˈdoɻ/

§NounEdit

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

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

§SynonymsEdit

• (customer): cliente, freguês

§Related termsEdit

• comprar, compra, comprável

§AdjectiveEdit

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

1. buying

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin comparator.

§NounEdit

comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora)

1. buyer

§Related termsEdit

• comprar