comprador
or com·pra·dore
[ kom-pruh-dawr ]
noun
(formerly in China) a local agent or factotum, as of a foreign business house.
Origin of comprador
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How to use comprador in a sentence
At this time the ships' Compradores were engaged at Macao, and not at Whampoa.
The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 | William C. Hunter
British Dictionary definitions for comprador
comprador
compradore
/ (ˌkɒmprəˈdɔː) /
noun
(formerly in China and some other Asian countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise
Origin of comprador
1C17: from Portuguese: buyer, from Late Latin comparātor, from Latin comparāre to purchase, from parāre to prepare
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