imprinter

From imprint + -er.

imprinter (plural imprinters)

1. A device that imprints.
2. A person who does imprinting with such a device.
3. An organism that imprints, or forms an attachment.
   • 2009, Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo, page 101:

     This would be unlikely with a very rapid imprinter such as a duckling or a chick, but mammals tend to become socialized more slowly.

• reimprint