importer

CEFRB1

/ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company bringing goods into a country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.

Examples

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

  • This country is a leading importer of oil.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • India is the world's biggest importer of gold.

  • The data importer has crashed. Did we receive a corrupted file?

  • Tobacco, for instance, shrinks materially by frequent reshippings, and as all goods are warehoused as a convenience to importers, duties should be paid on what the importer receives.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The company is a major blank of coffee beans, bringing them from South America to Europe.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From import + -er.