n. One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who imports; a merchant or other person, or a corporate body, by or for whom goods are brought from another country or state: opposed to exporter.
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n. someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)
Word Usage
"This documentation which we may request from an importer is based on a test group of 100 children of a specific age group having tested surrogate lighters (not with fuel) with specific designed ignition mechanisms – at least 85% of this test group of children must not be able to cause ignition of the surrogate lighters."