importee

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noun

Someone or something that is imported, or brought in from outside.

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Meanings

nounimportee (plural importees)

plural importees

  1. Someone or something that is imported, or brought in from outside.

    However, it is unsafe in general for a module to be typechecked given only the public interfaces of its importees.

    2003, Rachid Guerraoui, ECOOP '99 - Object-Oriented Programming: 13th European Conference
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    The Kikuyu, including Chief Koinange himself, were importees. The tribe came from the neighbourhood of the Tana River in the distant past, the movement being along the course of that river to the district of Fort Hall.

    1933, Kenya Land Commission Evidence, volume 1, page 615

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan imported person brought from a foreign country

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APA

importee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importee

MLA

“importee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “importee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importee.

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