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comprador

/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
com-pra-dor
IPA
/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An intermediary.

noun

A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.

noun

A ship chandler in the Far East.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

compradors (plural)

Derived Forms

compradorship

Phrases

comprador bourgeoisie

Questions

How do you pronounce comprador?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/.
What does comprador mean?
An intermediary.
Where does comprador come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce comprador

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