importee
Brought from abroad
An importee is a person or thing that has been imported—brought in from another country or, more broadly, from an external source.
The term follows the pattern of other -ee words that designate the recipient or object of an action (like employee or trainee).
It appears most often in immigration contexts to describe someone who has been brought into a country, sometimes with connotations of being recruited or sponsored rather than arriving independently.
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- documentedPreserved in official records
undocumented · returnee · sponsor · petition · quota · backlog · processing
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
Non-native being
- noncitizenNon-national resident
- nonresidentOne dwelling elsewhere
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- papersOfficial written records
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
cosmopolitan · melting-pot · mosaic · representation · heritage · transnational · cross-cultural · bilingual
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
documented · undocumented · returnee · sponsor · petition · quota · backlog · processing
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
acclimatization · resettlement · orientation · familiarization · ESL
alien
Non-native being
- noncitizenNon-national resident
- nonresidentOne dwelling elsewhere
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
papers · residency · sponsorship · eligibility · classification
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
enrichment · cosmopolitan · melting-pot · mosaic · representation · heritage · transnational · cross-cultural · bilingual · bicultural
- duty-free importsForeign products without tariffs
- import tariffTax on goods entering country
- import exportInternational goods exchange
- import dutyTax on incoming goods
- import banProhibition on foreign goods
- import substitutionDomestic production over foreign goods
import, imports, imported, importing, importer, importers, importation, importable