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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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No new charges were in the superseding indictment unsealed on Friday, as prosecutors charged a third individual with serving as a middleman between bettors and Clase.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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But instead, consumers got an army of middleman marketers.—
Noah Dormady,
The Conversation,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Johnson and McKenzie also acted as intermediaries to find more people to apply for bogus loans, according to the feds.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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As in past encounters, Tehran sought to avoid direct talks, opting instead for indirect exchanges through intermediaries.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Judges here run in partisan elections but are expected to be neutral arbiters on the bench.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2026
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If the arbiter decides Skubal is worth more than that, he’ll be paid $32 million.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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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
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An arbitrator this month awarded nearly $400,000 to some nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian’s Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital for having to work while short-staffed in 2023 and 2024, the union said, heralding the decision as evidence of the problems that prompted the strike.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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An arbitrator awarded nearly $400,000 to nurses who work in a pediatric ICU unit at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital due to chronic overstaffing, according to the New York State Nurses Association.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Colón was also an activist, serving as NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s representative advisor and liaison to the Latin Media Entertainment Commission.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2026
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Churches committed to supporting refugees Ann Grosjean is a liaison for the Storrs Community Church Mercy & Justice Team and Quiet Corner Refugee Resettlement, which has helped settle five refugee families since their founding in 2015.—
Anna Heqimi,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2026
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NewYork-Presbyterian nurses at that point rejected a similar proposal advanced by mediators.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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But his vision for the board to be a mediator of worldwide conflicts has led to skepticism from major allies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Capital is still flowing, and large asset managers continue to raise funds .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Wildlife managers have no idea how many mountain lions roam the state because estimating populations is essentially impossible.—
Ted Williams,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Comprador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprador. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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