Synonyms for importer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb im-pawrt, -pohrt; noun im-pawrt, -pohrt
Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt; noun ˈɪm pɔrt, -poʊrt


Définition of importer

Origin :
  • early 15c., "convey information, express, make known, signify," from Latin importare "bring in, convey," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Sense of "bring in goods from abroad" first recorded c.1500. Related: Imported; importing.
  • noun shipper
Example sentences :
  • Should an importer miss this opportunity of acquiring most desirable cotton?
  • Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
  • The government cannot interfere to enforce delivery of the goods to the importer.
  • Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various
  • In his rounds he encountered Julian Hernandez, the persevering Bible importer.
  • Extract from : « The Last Look » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • He knows quite as much Latin as is required, in an importer of wines.
  • Extract from : « Held Fast For England » by G. A. Henty
  • The importer naturally is eager to sample the newly arrived coffee.
  • Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
  • He was abroad, in Portugal, in the service of a Bristol merchant, an importer of wines.
  • Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould
  • Parkinson was importer of silk goods prior to 1837, and failed.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861 » by Various
  • The importer laughed, and reminded him of their previous conversation.
  • Extract from : « Dynamite Stories » by Hudson Maxim
  • The Woodville, so called from the name of the importer, are held in the greatest estimation.
  • Extract from : « Nicotiana » by Henry James Meller
  • The importer is the free agent; the person imported is not a free agent.
  • Extract from : « Slavery and the Constitution » by William Ingersoll Bowditch

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