Meanings
plural importees
- 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 Conference1 more example
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
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Origin
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importee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importee
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