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Definition of Comprador
1. n. A kind of steward or agent.
Definition of Comprador
1. Noun. An intermediary. ¹
2. Noun. A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser. ¹
3. Noun. (nautical) A ship's chandler in the Far East. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comprador
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comprador
Literary usage of Comprador
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels in Kamtchatka and Siberia: With a Narrative of a Residence in China by Peter Dobell (1830)
"CHAPTER I. Aspect of the country to the eastward of Macao, near Pedro Branca—A
comprador and his party—Strange jargon of English used by the Chinese—Office ..."
2. Travels on Horseback in Mantchu Tartary: Being a Summer's Ride Beyond the by George Fleming (1863)
"MEADOWS, THE ENGLISH CONSUL - ENJOYMENT 01- ENGLISH COMFORTS - SHOCK OK AN
EARTHQUAKE - SENTIMENTS 0*- * — A comprador RESPECTING THE UNPROFITABLENESS ..."
3. A Phraseological Dictionary of Commercial Correspondence in the English by Charles Scholl (1886)
"... mis posibles para hallar comprador, pero infructuosamente. 1I Si sale bien
está primera prueba seguiré embarcando. 12 Sucedió á su padre en el puesto. ..."
4. Journal of the American Asiatic Association by American Asiatic Association (1908)
"In the event of sales the comprador is paid a commission of 2 per cent, of the
amount of the purchase by the upcountry dealers, the foreign firms paying ..."
5. Easy Lessons in Chinese, Or, Progressive Exercises to Facilitate the Study by Samuel Wells Williams (1842)
"... kw6> lukt ko' t 'hiu tak> tik-, <ch&. a » CONVERSATION WITH A comprador.
1 What is your name? ..."
6. My Circular Notes: Extracts from Journals, Letters Sent Home, Geological and by John Francis Campbell (1876)
"To the comprador the customer of the bank is sent, with a note of nominal ...
Then the comprador does a little sum. He sells to the customer of the bank in ..."
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