comprador
Syllabification: (com·pra·dor)
Pronunciation: /ˌkämprəˈdôr/
(also compradore)
Definition of comprador
noun
Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a local person employed in a European household in Southeast Asia or India to make small purchases and keep the household accounts): from Portuguese, 'buyer', from late Latin comparator, from Latin comparare 'to purchase', from com- 'with' + parare 'provide'