comprador

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/
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/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/ · /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔː/

Definition of comprador

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An intermediary.
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noun

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

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Etymology

From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“to buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“to furnish”). In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.

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