im·port·er
noun/ɪmˈpɔːtə(r)/
/ɪmˈpɔːrtər/
- a person, company, etc. that buys goods from another country in order to sell them in their own country
从事进口的人(或公司等);进口商 - a London-based importer of Italian food
总部设在伦敦的意大利食品进口商 - The US is a net importer of beef (= imports more beef than it exports).
美国的牛肉进口量比出口量多。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryImporter is used after these nouns:- wine
- a London-based importer of Italian food