Example Sentences

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Nothing to do, nothing to fret about, till the compradore reports.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

No bank in China, and no large business firm could exist for a month without its compradore.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)

"You will never find a better compradore," he had explained over and over, "in fact, the business will go to pieces without him."

From Civilization Tales of the Orient by La Motte, Ellen Newbold

Felt soles scuffed in the darkness, and through the door, his yellow face wearing a placid and lofty grin, entered Ah Pat, the compradore.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

The compradore stood whispering: they had found the tunnel empty, because, he thought, the sappers were gone out to eat their chow.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner