Definitions For Comprador

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

Translations

intermediary Chinese: : Mandarin: 買辦, sc=Hani, 买办, tr=mǎibàn, sc=Hani Finnish: kollaboraattori

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, pt, comprador, , buyer}}, from comprar, , to buy + -dor, , (agent), from {{der, en, la, comparō, , I buy}}. In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). “s:1911 encyclopædia britannica/comprador, comprador”. {{w, Encyclopædia Britannica}} (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

Is Comprador a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Comprador is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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