comprador

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English

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Etymology

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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

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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.

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References

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem.

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Noun

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comprador m (plural compradors, feminine compradora)

  1. buyer

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Galician

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Etymology

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From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. buyer

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compārātōrem, from Latin compārō.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.pɾɐˈðoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.pɾɐˈðo.ɾi]

  • Rhymes: -oʁ, -oɾ
  • Hyphenation: com‧pra‧dor

Noun

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

  1. buyer (person who makes purchases)
  2. customer
    Synonyms: cliente, freguês
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Descendants

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  • Macanese: compradô
  • English: comprador

Spanish

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Etymology

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From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kompɾaˈdoɾ/ [kõm.pɾaˈð̞oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pra‧dor

Adjective

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

  1. buying

Noun

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

  1. buyer
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