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or compradore
as in middleman
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Recent Examples of comprador
Running from March 28 to April 4, the event opened during Shanghai Fashion Week at the former residence of the comprador He Dong.
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Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
His father, a comprador for Sassoon, another powerful British trading house, went broke during the 1930s and moved to Southeast Asia, leaving his family behind in poverty.
—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
Gemma A. Williams, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
His father, a comprador for Sassoon, another powerful British trading house, went broke during the 1930s and moved to Southeast Asia, leaving his family behind in poverty.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprador
Noun
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The artist needs no cerebral middleman to move the motif from the world to the page.—
Harmon Siegel,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Insurance coverage, pharmacy benefit managers, and middlemen all play a role in final costs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Employee equity compensation transactions and accounts managed by advisors or intermediaries through Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions® are subject to different commission schedules.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Here was a platform that allowed users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies without the help of intermediaries, like a bank or a broker.—
Annabelle Huang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beyond the technical plumbing of payments, ACP effectively positions ChatGPT as a new arbiter of product recommendations.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Eason appealed his firing, which was reviewed by an independent arbiter under the terms of his union’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Milwaukee Police Association President Alex Ayala said the arbitrator deciding the police union's contract was selected through a process involving input from both the union and the city, from a list of possible arbitrators provided by the state.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The troopers association then appealed to the Michigan Court of Appeals, which unanimously reinstated the arbitrator's finding.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every public school district and charter school operator is required to have a McKinney-Vento liaison on staff who can give students educational stability.—
Erick Trevino,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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People who were detained at the facility have been moved to a different Texas detention center to complete processing, according to George Rodriguez, an immigration attorney and ICE liaison for the American Immigration Lawyers Association.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey — the main mediators with Hamas — are pressing the Islamist group to agree to a deal that would free Israeli hostages, end the conflict, and ultimately disarm and dismantle the organization.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Key mediators Qatar and Egypt are set to hold meetings with Hamas in Doha on Tuesday evening to discuss the proposal.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fried was at 102 pitches, but on the other side of the field, Boston manager Alex Cora allowed his ace, Garrett Crochet, to throw 117.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Abdi is repped by SMS Talent and Haven Entertainment; Simone by Buchwald, manager LaNise Oppong, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Granese by Untitled Entertainment and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; and Silverman by Authentic and Brave Artists Management.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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McNamara’s shooting of Green quickly garnered controversy after it was established — by witnesses and security video — that Green was a peacemaker in a brawl that erupted inside the La Victoria restaurant next to San Jose State University, where Green had done a campus visit earlier in the day.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Faulí is diplomatic about Subriachs and a peacemaker by nature.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Comprador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprador. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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