comprador
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese comprador (buyer) derived from Latin comparō (procure, purchase, prepare, I buy, obtain, get).
Origin
Latin
comparō
Gloss
procure, purchase, prepare, I buy, obtain, get
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
購
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bourgeoisie English
- comprador bourgeoisie English
- *comperō Latin
- comparabilis Latin
- comparatio Latin
- comparator Latin
- comparātōrem, comparātor, comparator Latin
- comparō Latin
- compāratōrem, comparator, compārator Latin
- comprador Portuguese
- comprar Portuguese
- 康白度 Chinese