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Comprador

Comprador \Com`pra*dor\, n. [Pg., a buyer.] A kind of steward or agent. [China]
--S. W. Williams

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comprador

n. 1 An intermediary. 2 A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser. 3 (context nautical English) A ship's chandler in the Far East.

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Comprador

A comprador or compradore (, or 江擺渡 jīangbăidù, or 康白度 kāngbăidù) 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.

Usage examples of "comprador".

He surmised that but for the urging of Peter Ng, his comprador, his chief and most trusted advisor, he might never have thought of it again.

What is the comprador of Sawyer & Sons doing talking with a Soviet spy?

Peter Ng was Sawyer & Sons' comprador, but he was Venerable Chen's nephew.

Andrew Sawyer said now, referring to his former comprador, "was the beginning of our woes.

An accountant and a comprador of sufficient guile and daring could manage to steal that much money over a specific period of time.

All went as the comprador had planned until Shi Zilin had once again stepped in.

Este sacerdote obeso y bien alimentado era a un tiempo encubridor y comprador de objetos robados y confidente de la Policía.

Lo que le quita el sueño es la venta de la Casa Colorada y ese curioso comprador.