comprador

noun

com·​pra·​dor ˌkäm-prə-ˈdȯr 

variants or compradore

1

: a Chinese agent engaged by a foreign establishment in China to have charge of its Chinese employees and to act as an intermediary in business affairs

2

: intermediary

Examples of comprador in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Running from March 28 to April 4, the event opened during Shanghai Fashion Week at the former residence of the comprador He Dong. — Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

His grandfather was a comprador, or business intermediary, for Jardine Matheson, the British trading house, in its dealings between China and colonial Hong Kong. — Jonathan Kandell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2020

His great uncle was Sir Robert Hotung, the rich Eurasian comprador, who was the first Chinese man to live on Hong Kong's Peak, a wealthy district where only Westerners had been allowed to reside. — Paul French, CNN, 30 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese comprador, literally, buyer

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comprador

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• herbivore
• heretofore