Importee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an imported person brought from a foreign country

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɔːɹɾiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɔːtiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɔːtiː/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɔːɹɾiː/.

Examples

the lead role was played by an import from Sweden
they are descendants of indentured importees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

import

Parts of Speech

noun	an imported person brought from a foreign country “the lead role was played by an import from Sweden”

Word Forms

import

verb

bring in from abroad

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Importeur

eine importierte Person, die aus einem fremden Land eingeführt wurde

🇫🇷French

importateur

une personne importée amenée d'un pays étranger

🇪🇸Spanish

importado

una persona importada traída de un país extranjero

🇮🇹Italian

importatore

una persona importata portata da un paese straniero

🇳🇱Dutch

importeur

een geïmporteerde persoon die uit het buitenland is meegenomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

importado

uma pessoa importada trazida de um país estrangeiro

🇷🇺Russian

импортер

импортированное лицо, привезенное из зарубежной страны

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आयातकर्ता

किसी विदेशी देश से लाया गया एक आयातित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

আমদানিকারী

বিদেশ থেকে আনা একজন আমদানিকৃত ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்குமதி செய்பவர்

வெளிநாட்டிலிருந்து இறக்குமதி செய்யப்பட்ட நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

దిగుమతిదారు

ఒక విదేశీ దేశం నుండి దిగుమతి చేసుకున్న వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

आयात करणारा

परदेशातून आणलेली आयात केलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

આયાત કરનાર

વિદેશી દેશમાંથી લાવવામાં આવેલ આયાતી વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಮದು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನು

ವಿದೇಶದಿಂದ ತಂದ ಆಮದು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇറക്കുമതിക്കാരൻ

ഒരു വിദേശ രാജ്യത്ത് നിന്ന് ഇറക്കുമതി ചെയ്ത വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਯਾਤ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਆਯਾਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੇਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਲਿਆਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

درآمد کرنے والا

بیرون ملک سے لایا گیا ایک درآمد شدہ شخص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进口商

从外国带来的进口人

🇯🇵Japanese

輸入者

外国から連れてこられた輸入者

🇰🇷Korean

수입업자

외국에서 데려온 수입자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nhập khẩu

một người nhập khẩu được mang đến từ nước ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้นำเข้า

ผู้นำเข้ามาจากต่างประเทศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penerima impor

orang impor yang dibawa dari luar negeri

🇲🇾Malay

orang import

orang import yang dibawa dari negara asing

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستورد

شخص مستورد من دولة أجنبية

🇮🇷Persian

وارد شده

یک فرد وارداتی که از یک کشور خارجی آورده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ithalatçı

yabancı bir ülkeden getirilen ithal bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

יבואן

אדם מיובא שהובא ממדינה זרה

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