comprador

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EnglishEdit

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.

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

intermediary — see intermediary

native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 買辦 (zh), 买办 (zh) (mǎibàn)

• Finnish: kollaboraattori (fi)

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PortugueseEdit

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

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SpanishEdit

AdjectiveEdit

comprador (feminine singular 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