单词	compradors
释义	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 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web 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 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 Word History Etymology Portuguese comprador, literally, buyer First Known Use 1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1 compradors noun variants or compradores plural of comprador as in middlemen Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance middlemen intermediaries conciliators managers arbiters arbitrators distributors liaisons mediators brokers intercessors peacemakers go-betweens spokesmen mouthpieces interposers prophets spokespeople proxies assignees point men point people procurators foreign ministers diplomats plenipotentiaries reps diplomatists representatives delegates commissaries ministers envoys agents ambassadors deputies attorneys legates factors emissaries speakers
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