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

The comments reflect longstanding German concerns about what Berlin sees as an undervalued yuan, market-distorting subsidies and overcapacity among Chinese exporters that have built massive trade surpluses with Europe’s largest economy, amounting to 90 billion euros ($106 billion) last year. —Reuters, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026

But oil-producing countries such as Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname have underscored their role as hydrocarbon exporters. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026

The separate watch list has 20 Japanese companies for which Chinese exporters are required to submit individual export license applications, along with risk assessment reports and written pledges that the dual-use items will not be used by Japan’s military. —Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026

Trade benefits both the exporter and the importer. —Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exporter

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