import
verb (used with object)
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
importer
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a word derived from
import.
Example Sentences
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His background can only be termed motley—he was variously a medical student, an opera singer, a stage actor, a Champagne importer, a film actor and, finally, a motion-picture director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
China is the world's largest importer of crude oil.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
At a Tokyo gelato shop, ube importer JP Mercado told AFP the Japanese market was expanding rapidly after the craze first hit neighbouring South Korea.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
DHL says it proactively filed refund claims for all shipments where it acted as the importer of record, adding around 92% of eligible customer refunds have been returned to customers as of mid-September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Girard was a rich Frenchman with a finger in every pie; he was a merchant, an importer, and a banker.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
