exporter

noun

ex·​port·​er ek-ˈspȯr-tər  ˈek-ˌspȯr- 

: one that exports

specifically : a wholesaler who sells to merchants or industrial consumers in foreign countries

Examples of exporter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When pirating hindered the shipping of gold to Lisbon, Paraty pivoted to farming sugarcane (the basis of cachaça) and later became one of the earliest hubs for coffee growing in a country that is still the globe’s largest exporter of beans. —David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025

Iranian exporters often transfer cargoes between shadow fleet vessels—at times with the aid of tugboats—in the Persian Gulf and in waters off the coast of Singapore and Malaysia in order to disguise the origin of their cargoes. —MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

Only about 5% was paid by foreign exporters. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025

The Commerce Department requested information from Pasta Garofalo and La Molisana, the two biggest Italian exporters, related to sales between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. —Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exporter

• colporteur
• headquarter
• importer
• reporter
• supporter
• transporter
• mortar
• quarter
• shorter
• sorter