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Definition of importer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

importer

noun
 
/ɪmˈpɔːtə(r)/
 
/ɪmˈpɔːrtər/
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  1. a person, company, etc. that buys goods from another country in order to sell them in their own country
    • a London-based importer of Italian food
    • The US is a net importer of beef (= imports more beef than it exports).
    compare exporter
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryImporter is used after these nouns:
    • wine
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