noun
Meaning 1
An intermediary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
comprador
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/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/ rhotic
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/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔː/ non-rhotic
noun
Meaning 2
A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the comprador class
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A ship chandler in the Far East.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ship chandler, chandler, person
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 買辦 /买办 (mǎibàn) — native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser
- Finnish: kollaboraattori — native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser
- Japanese: 買弁 (baiben) — native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser