Definitions for comprador
com·prador

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1. compradornoun

   An intermediary.

2. compradornoun

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

3. compradornoun

   A ship's chandler in the Far East.

4. Etymology: comprador, from comprar + -dor, from comparo.

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1. Comprador

   A comprador or compradore (English: ) is a "person who acts as an agent for foreign organizations engaged in investment, trade, or economic or political exploitation". An example of a comprador would be a native manager for a European business house in East and South East Asia, and, by extension, social groups that play broadly similar roles in other parts of the world.

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1. Compradornoun

   a kind of steward or agent

2. Etymology: [Pg., a buyer.]

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1. Comprador

   A comprador or compradore is a native manager of European business houses in East and South East Asia, and, by extension, social groups that play broadly similar roles in other parts of the world. The term comprador, a Portuguese word that means buyer, derives from the Latin comparare, which means to procure. The original usage of the word in East Asia meant a native servant in European households in Guangzhou in southern China or the neighboring Portuguese colony at Macao who went to market to barter their employers' wares. The term then evolved to mean the native contract suppliers who worked for foreign companies in East Asia or the native managers of firms in East Asia. Compradors held important positions in southern China buying and selling tea, silk, cotton and yarn for foreign corporations and working in foreign-owned banks. Robert Hotung, a late nineteenth century compradore of the British owned trading conglomerate Jardine, Matheson & Co. was believed to be the richest man in Hong Kong by the age of 35. Notable compradors during the Republican Period in 20th century China included Zhang Jiaao of Shanghai and Tong King-sing of Guangdong.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comprador

   [Sp]. A Chinese contractor in shipping concerns, or in purchasing present supplies.

How to pronounce comprador?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say comprador in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of comprador in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of comprador in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Comprador
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprador
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprador
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=comprador
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=comprador