referrer

re•fer /rɪˈfɜr/USA pronunciation v., -ferred, -fer•ring.

to direct attention to:[~ + to + object]The teacher referred to chapter seven during yesterday's lecture.
to direct (someone) to a person, place, etc., for information or anything required:[~ + object + to + object]The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.
to submit or send (something) to someone for decision, information, etc.:[~ + object + to + object]Please refer all your questions to the public information office.
to consider as belonging to a certain class, group, period, etc.;
classify:[~ + to + object + as + object]The government refers to a plumber's work as a blue-collar job.
to apply to;
indicate;
mean:[~ + to + object]This new regulation does not really refer to your company.

re•fer•rer, n. [countable]See -fer-.

re•fer (ri fûr′),USA pronunciation v., -ferred, -fer•ring.
v.t.

to direct for information or anything required:He referred me to books on astrology.
to direct the attention or thoughts of:The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.
to hand over or submit for information, consideration, decision, etc.:to refer the argument to arbitration.
to assign to a class, period, etc.; regard as belonging or related.
to have relation;
relate;
apply.

v.i.

to direct attention, as a reference mark does.
to have recourse or resort;
turn, as for aid or information:to refer to one's notes.
to make reference or allusion:The author referred to his teachers twice in his article.

Latin referre to bring back, equivalent. to re- re- + ferre to bring, bear¹
Middle English referren 1325–75

re•fer′rer, n.

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