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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country) wordnet

Synonyms

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chandlerdealerdistributorjobbermerchantmiddleman

Antonyms

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exporter

Example

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"Japan is the largest importer of U.S. farm products."

Etymology

From import + -er.

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