comprador

or com·pra·dore

[ kom-pruh-dawr ]

/ ˌkɒm prəˈdɔr /

noun

(formerly in China) a native agent or factotum, as of a foreign business house.

Origin of comprador

1605–15; <Portuguese: buyer <Latin comparātor, equivalent to comparā(re) to furnish, provide, prepare (see com-, prepare) + -tor-tor

Words nearby comprador

compound Q, compound sentence, compound sugar, compound time, compound-wound, comprador, comprehend, comprehensible, comprehension, comprehensive, comprehensive school

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Example sentences from the Web for comprador

She was not long out from England, and a comprador order was as yet an unnatural phenomenon to her.
Intimate China|Mrs. Archibald Little
At the head of the whole household is the comprador, who is a kind of major-domo.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The comprador sent word aboard at four bells, he couldnt hold his sampan men much longer.
Cursed|George Allan England
As a matter of fact, the comprador generally grew rich at the expense of his employer.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)|Alexander Michie

The comprador provides stores, and all the necessary provisions for the ship, while she remains in port.
Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat|Edmund Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for comprador

comprador

compradore

/ (ˌkɒmprəˈdɔː) /

noun

(formerly in China and some other Asian countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise

Word Origin for comprador

C17: from Portuguese: buyer, from Late Latin comparātor, from Latin comparāre to purchase, from parāre to prepare

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单词	comprador
释义	comprador or com·pra·dore [ kom-pruh-dawr ] / ˌkɒm prəˈdɔr / noun (formerly in China) a native agent or factotum, as of a foreign business house. Origin of comprador 1605–15; <Portuguese: buyer <Latin comparātor, equivalent to comparā(re) to furnish, provide, prepare (see com-, prepare) + -tor-tor Words nearby comprador compound Q, compound sentence, compound sugar, compound time, compound-wound, comprador, comprehend, comprehensible, comprehension, comprehensive, comprehensive school Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comprador She was not long out from England, and a comprador order was as yet an unnatural phenomenon to her. Intimate China\|Mrs. Archibald Little At the head of the whole household is the comprador, who is a kind of major-domo. A Woman's Journey Round the World\|Ida Pfeiffer The comprador sent word aboard at four bells, he couldnt hold his sampan men much longer. Cursed\|George Allan England As a matter of fact, the comprador generally grew rich at the expense of his employer. The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)\|Alexander Michie The comprador provides stores, and all the necessary provisions for the ship, while she remains in port. Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat\|Edmund Roberts British Dictionary definitions for comprador comprador compradore / (ˌkɒmprəˈdɔː) / noun (formerly in China and some other Asian countries) a native agent of a foreign enterprise Word Origin for comprador C17: from Portuguese: buyer, from Late Latin comparātor, from Latin comparāre to purchase, from parāre to prepare Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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