importer

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/ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

noun

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.”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounimporter (plural importers)

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.

    2 more examples

    The data importer has crashed. Did we receive a corrupted file?

    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

Origin

Translations

Arabic مُسْتَوْرِد, مُسْتَوْرِدَة
  • مُسْتَوْرِد (mustawrid)a person or company who imports goods into a country
  • مُسْتَوْرِدَة (mustawrida)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Bulgarian вносител
  • вносител (vnositel)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Catalan importador, importadora
  • importadora person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importadoraa person or company who imports goods into a country
Chinese Cantonese 進口商 /进口商
  • 進口商 /进口商 (zeon³ hau² soeng¹)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Chinese Mandarin 進口商 /进口商
  • 進口商 /进口商 (jìnkǒu shāng)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Czech dovozce, importér
  • dovozcea person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importéra person or company who imports goods into a country
Danish importør
  • importøra person or company who imports goods into a country
Dutch importeur
  • importeura person or company who imports goods into a country
Estonian importija
  • importijaa person or company who imports goods into a country
Finnish maahantuoja
  • maahantuojaa person or company who imports goods into a country
French importateur, importatrice
  • importateura person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importatricea person or company who imports goods into a country
German Importeur
  • Importeura person or company who imports goods into a country
Greek εισαγωγέας
  • εισαγωγέας (eisagogéas)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Hindi आयातक, आयातकर्ता
  • आयातक (āyātak)a person or company who imports goods into a country
  • आयातकर्ता (āyātkartā)a person or company who imports goods into a country
  • इम्पॉर्टर (impŏrṭar)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Hungarian importőr
  • importőra person or company who imports goods into a country
Icelandic innflytjandi
  • innflytjandia person or company who imports goods into a country
Indonesian importir
  • importira person or company who imports goods into a country
Irish allmhaireoir, iompórtálaí
  • allmhaireoira person or company who imports goods into a country
  • iompórtálaía person or company who imports goods into a country
Italian importatore, importatrice
  • importatorea person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importatricea person or company who imports goods into a country
Japanese 輸入業者
  • 輸入業者 (yunyū gyōsha)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Korean 수입업자, 수입사
  • 수입업자 (su'ibeopja)a person or company who imports goods into a country
  • 수입사 (su'ipsa)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Latvian importētājs
  • importētājsa person or company who imports goods into a country
Lithuanian importuotojas
  • importuotojasa person or company who imports goods into a country
Norwegian Bokmål importør
  • importøra person or company who imports goods into a country
Persian وارِدکُنَندِه
  • وارِدکُنَندِه (vâredkonande)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Polish importer
  • importera person or company who imports goods into a country
Portuguese importador, importadora
  • importadora person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importadoraa person or company who imports goods into a country
Romanian importator
  • importatora person or company who imports goods into a country
Russian импортёр
  • импортёр (importjór)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Slovak dovozca, importér
  • dovozcaa person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importéra person or company who imports goods into a country
Spanish importador, importadora
  • importadora person or company who imports goods into a country
  • importadoraa person or company who imports goods into a country
Swedish importör
  • importöra person or company who imports goods into a country
Tagalog tagaangkat
  • tagaangkata person or company who imports goods into a country
Thai ผู้นำเข้า
  • ผู้นำเข้า (pûu-nam-kâo)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Turkish ithalatçı
  • ithalatçıa person or company who imports goods into a country
Ukrainian імпорте́р
  • імпорте́р (importér)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Urdu اِمْپوْرٹَر
  • اِمْپوْرٹَر (imporṭar)a person or company who imports goods into a country
Vietnamese người nhập khẩu, cơ quan nhập khẩu
  • người nhập khẩua person or company who imports goods into a country
  • cơ quan nhập khẩua person or company who imports goods into a country
  • nước nhập khẩua person or company who imports goods into a country

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APA

importer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importer

MLA

“importer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “importer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importer.

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