Phrase guide

comprador bourgeoisie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkɒmpɹədɔː(ɹ)ˌbʊə(ɹ)ʒwɑːˈziː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A section of an indigenous middle class allied with foreign investors, multinational corporations, bankers, and military interests.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Marxism

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From comprador + bourgeoisie.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կոմպրադորական բուրժուազիա (kompradorakan buržuazia) — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 買辦資產階級 /买办资产阶级 (mǎibàn zīchǎn jiējí) — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Finnish: comprador-porvaristo — section of an indigenous middle class
  • French: comprador — section of an indigenous middle class
  • German: Kompradorenbourgeoisie — section of an indigenous middle class
  • German: Kompradorenklasse — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Hungarian: komprádorburzsoázia — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Japanese: 買弁ブルジョアジー (baiben burujoajī) — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Portuguese: burguesia compradora — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Russian: компрадо́рская буржуази́я (kompradórskaja buržuazíja) — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Spanish: burguesía compradora — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Swedish: kompradorborgarklassen — section of an indigenous middle class
  • Vietnamese: tư sản mại bản — section of an indigenous middle class