Noun
One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe must then build a proper relationship between the richest and the poorest countries based on our desire that they are able to fend for themselves with the investment that is necessary in their agriculture, so that Africa is not a net importer of food, but an exporter of food. Gordon Brown
Zimbabwe used to feed South Africa. Today it's a net importer of food because the rule of an incompetent government destroyed the economy of the country. George W. Bush
America is becoming more and more dependent upon imports from foreign manufacturers than we are exports from our country in all fields: in appliances, in clothing, even food. This year America may become for the first time in its history a net food importer. Marcy Kaptur
During the 60's, the Philippines produced enough food to feed her people. Today, we are the biggest importer of rice in Asia. Francis Escudero
According to the Stockholm International Peace Study Centre, Algeria is the world’s sixth-biggest importer of weapons, with a workforce of around 130,000, spending about six percent of its on defense. Source: Internet
According to the World Factbook numbers, Switzerland is the 20th largest exporter and the 18th largest importer. Source: Internet