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Webster 1913 Edition


Importer

Im-port′er

,
Noun.
One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; – opposed to
exporter
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Importer

IMPO'RTER

,
Noun.
He that imports; the merchant who,by himself or his agent, brings goods from another country or state.

Definition 2024


importer

importer

See also: importér

English

Noun

importer (plural importers)

  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?
    • 1894, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, Opinions of Collectors of Customs Concerning Ad Valorem and Specific Rates of Duty on Imports
      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.

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French

Etymology

From Latin importō, importāre. Development of the second sense occurred under influence from Italian importare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.te/

Verb

importer

  1. (transitive) to import
  2. (intransitive, with non-pronominal "person to whom" preceded by the preposition à) to matter, to be relevant, important
    • Il m'importe peu de savoir s'il a réussi.
    • Ses résultats importaient peu à ses parents.

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  • peu me chaut

Conjugation


Latin

Verb

importer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of importō

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

importer

  1. imperative of importere