exporter

noun

ex·​port·​er ek-ˈspȯr-tər How to pronounce exporter (audio) ˈek-ˌspȯr- How to pronounce exporter (audio)
: 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 For example, this year’s harvest in Brazil — the world’s largest exporter of orange juice — is forecast to be the worst in 36 years because of flooding and drought, according to a forecast by Fundecitrus, a citrus growers’ organization in Sao Paulo state. Luba Kassova, Fortune, 6 July 2024 According to the Resolution Foundation, the UK is now the world’s second-largest exporter of services — a category that includes finance, law, education, architecture and the arts — behind only the United States. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 July 2024 That’s fed a desire for a more confrontational attitude toward exporters like China, culminating in the tariffs adopted by Trump and largely continued by Biden. Dylan Matthews, Vox, 27 June 2024 Content by this author: American Hatred Goes Global How the United States became a leading exporter of white supremacist terrorism. Bruce Hoffman, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for exporter 

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Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exporter was in 1623

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“Exporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exporter. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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