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.

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, 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 m ‎(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