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comprador

noun

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Definition of comprador

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. — 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

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Noun

Industry middlemen acted like a cartel, making sure things never had the potential to change.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In recent years, some poachers and traders have increasingly turned to middlemen to broker transactions and facilitate sales.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of middleman

Noun

Prior to that, the Johnsons ran their business out of a former funeral home that required a white intermediary to purchase it.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Traditional festivals are events where content is typically presented to industry professionals and the press, who then act as intermediaries, bringing that content to the general public.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermediary

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In other words, cities are going to be the main arbiters of robotaxi permission for the foreseeable future.

— Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Trans women and femmes have emerged as arbiters of Brazil’s dance music scene, from the body politics of Katy e as Abusadas’s abrasive funk bruxaria, to Pabllo Vittar’s high-glam pop crossovers.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of arbiter

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Lee, resplendent in a bright orange and blue pinstriped suit with matching hat, stood from his front-row seat, seemingly serving as conciliator.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Newsom, who is a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, has been taking heavy criticism from within his own party over his efforts — in part through his new podcast — to cast himself in the role of conciliator.

— Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 June 2025

Definition of conciliator

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The agent can release it only when both the buyer and the seller agree in writing, or when a court or arbitrator orders it.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
That process has become so lucrative for the arbitrators that decide winners and losers that some of them now have profit margins that would make tech giants blush, my colleague Tara Bannow reports in a new story.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of arbitrator

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Military liaison officers were assisting families at hospitals in Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Wainwright.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The judicial department’s efforts to address the problematic videos included reaching out to creators directly, submitting violation reports to YouTube about particular videos, and reaching out to a YouTube government liaison, Karrer said.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of liaison

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Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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