despachante

Portuguese

Etymology

From despachar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒis.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒiʃ.paˈʃɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.paˈʃɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɐˈʃɐ̃.t(ɨ)/

Noun

despachante m or f by sense (plural despachantes)

broker, agent, professional who does bureaucracy at the behalf of another
despachante aduaneiro ― customs broker

Spanish

Etymology

despachar +‎ -ante

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /despaˈt͡ʃante/ [d̪es.paˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: des‧pa‧chan‧te

Noun

despachante m or f (plural despachantes)

dispatcher

Derived terms

despachante de aduana

Further reading

“despachante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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