importer
noun/ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
Etymology From import + -er.
1
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.
- India is the world's biggest importer of gold.
- The data importer has crashed. Did we receive a corrupted file?
1 more example
- Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.1894, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, Opinions of Collectors of Customs Concerning Ad Valorem and Specific Rates of Duty on Imports:
- Derived terms
- net importer
- Related terms
- exporter