# comprador
## English
### Etymology

From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“I buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“I furnish”).
In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.

### Pronunciation

* (rhotic) IPA: /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/
* (non-rhotic) IPA: /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

* comprador bourgeoisie
* compradorship

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). “Comprador”. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

## Catalan
### Etymology

From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kum.pɾəˈðo]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kom.pɾəˈðo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kom.pɾaˈðoɾ]

### Noun

comprador m (plural compradors, feminine compradora)
* buyer

### Further reading

* “comprador” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “comprador”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “comprador” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “comprador” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.

### Pronunciation

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### 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, 2012–2025
* “comprador” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compārātōrem, from Latin compārō.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.pɾaˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pɾaˈdoh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõ.pɾaˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pɾaˈdoh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõ.pɾaˈdoɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõ.pɾaˈdoʁ/ [kõ.pɾaˈdoχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõ.pɾaˈdoɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.pɾɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.pɾɐˈðoɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõ.pɾɐˈdoɾ/ [kõ.pɾɐˈðoɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõ.pɾɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kõ.pɾɐˈðo.ɾi]
* 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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From comprar +‎ -dor, or from Late Latin compāratōrem, from Latin compārō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* comprar

### Further reading

* “comprador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10