|kämprə|dȯ(ə)r noun
or com·pra·dore -dō(ə)r, -dȯ(ə)r
( -s )
Etymology: Portuguese comprador, literally, buyer, from Late Latin comperator, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin comperatus (past participle of assumed Vulgar Latin comperare to acquire, buy, from Latin com- + -perare, from parare to prepare) + Latin -or — more at pare
1. : a Chinese agent, adviser, or factotum employed by a foreign establishment (as a consulate) in China to have charge of its Chinese employees or to act as an intermediary in business affairs
2. : one held to be an agent of foreign domination or exploitation