comprador
com·pra·dor/kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/noun
comprador is spelled C-O-M-P-R-A-D-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (com·pra·dor). It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, comprador means “An intermediary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of comprador is compradors.
How many letters and syllables are in comprador?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-P-R-A-D-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·pra·dor |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is comprador?
Comprador appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce comprador?
- /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔɹ/
- /kɒm.pɹəˈdɔː/
Comprador has 3 syllables, split com·pra·dor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of comprador
- compradors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comprador mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An intermediary.
- 2
A native of a colonised country who acts as the agent of the coloniser.
the comprador class
- 3
A ship chandler in the Far East.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does comprador come from?
From Portuguese comprador (“buyer”), from Late Latin comparator, from Latin comparō (“to buy”), from con- (“with”) + paro (“to furnish”). In Far East, originally applied to native servants in European households, later to native managers in European businesses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).