comprador
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from comprar (“to buy”) + -dor (“(agent)”), from Latin comparō (“I buy”).
In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.[1]
Noun
comprador (plural compradors)
Derived terms
Translations
intermediary — see intermediary
References
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). “Comprador”. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Portuguese
Etymology
comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compārator, compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌkõ.pɾa.ˈdoɻ/
Noun
comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras)
Spanish
Etymology
comprar + -dor, or from Late Latin compārator, compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.
Adjective
comprador (feminine singular compradora, masculine plural compradores, feminine plural compradoras)
Related terms
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