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

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The Commerce Department launched its investigation in August 2024 after two American pasta companies asked for a review of Italian exporters, alleging unfair pricing. Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025 Countries across the region are ramping up extraction but Brazil, Guyana and Argentina are at the forefront — among the top five drivers of global oil growth outside of OPEC, the group of major oil exporters. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025 Sarah Chung Park, cofounder of Landing International, which has launched more than 200 K-beauty brands globally, presented data at the fair that showed Korean beauty exports reached an all-time high of $10 billion in 2024, making South Korea the third-largest cosmetic exporter in the world. Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025 Clean technology manufactured in China—like EVs—has become increasingly affordable, creating new opportunities for Chinese exporters and importers around the world. Time, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exporter

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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 15 Nov. 2025.

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