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

Capacity reached roughly 77 million tons a year by the early 2010s, and for most of the following decade Qatar was the world's largest LNG exporter, a position the United States and Australia now rival. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Its terminals, including those at KFIP, have provided the world’s largest crude exporter with a vital alternative route while helping sustain global supplies and limiting the rise in oil prices. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Despite being the world’s top apparel exporter, China’s overall outbound shipments are not buoyed by the category. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

China, too, has emerged as an exporter of cultural and tourism products. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 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