comprador

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (rhotic) IPA(key): /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔː/ Hyphenation: com‧pra‧dor === Noun === comprador (plural compradors) An intermediary. A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser. (nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kum.pɾəˈðu] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.pɾəˈðo] IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pɾəˈðo] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.pɾaˈðoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kom.pɾaˈðo] === Adjective === comprador (feminine compradora, masculine plural compradors, feminine plural compradores) purchasable === Noun === comprador m (plural compradors, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradores) buyer shopper === Further reading === “comprador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “comprador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “comprador” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “comprador”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kompɾaˈdoɾ/ [kom.pɾaˈð̞oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: com‧pra‧dor === Noun === comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras) buyer === Further reading === “comprador”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “comprador”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compārātōrem, from Latin compārō. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oʁ, -oɾ Hyphenation: com‧pra‧dor === Noun === comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras) buyer (person who makes purchases) customer Synonyms: cliente, freguês ==== Related terms ==== comprar, compra, comprável ==== Descendants ==== Macanese: compradô → English: comprador === Further reading === “comprador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “comprador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kompɾaˈdoɾ/ [kõm.pɾaˈð̞oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: com‧pra‧dor === Adjective === comprador (feminine compradora, masculine plural compradores, feminine plural compradoras) buying === Noun === comprador m (plural compradores, feminine compradora, feminine plural compradoras) buyer ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “comprador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025