comprador

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

compradore

Translations

Komprador

Comprador

comprador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/

Etymology

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.