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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprador
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Some fishermen plan to sell directly off their boats at Pier 45 and Pier 47, cutting out the middleman.—
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The council is like the middleman when making decisions, Indianapolis' Hart said.—
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Hamas returned the bodies of three hostages to Israel on Sunday, with the International Committee of the Red Cross once again serving as an intermediary, officials said.—
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Target used an intermediary to purchase garments from KOA Modas, a spokesperson told CNN.—
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Over the years, the company has expanded its remit, finding new and impressionistic ways to sell color, and itself as the arbiter thereof.—
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The idea of them working together was born out of friendship, said Capaldo, adding that there are many parallels between the trajectories of the two brands, dressing and engaging with cultural arbiters of their respective times.—
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An arbitration hearing enables the Royals and a player — including his agent and attorney — to have a panel of neutral arbitrators determine the value of the player’s contract for the coming season (in this case, 2026).—
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Ryan’s 2026 salary will likely be settled by a panel by arbitrators in the coming weeks.—
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Student performance Tracie Marsh is a regional liaison for North Carolinians for Home Education.—
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The sky served up no shortage of spectacle in 2025 —from lunar liaisons, solar prominences and fleeting meteor showers, to aurora and nebula scenes that unfold on a scale almost too massive for the human mind to comprehend.—
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But mediators often can pay a steep price for their efforts.—
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Despite his mediator role, Rodríguez is also known for his explosive temperament, lashing out in Congress and publicly threatening and insulting members of the opposition.—
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
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Enough to attempt to play peacemaker?—
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The leaders of two superpowers, once locked in a Cold War confrontation, became peacemakers.—
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“Comprador.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprador. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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