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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Faisal Samad, a director at the BGMEA, previously told Sourcing Journal that the association was working on a portal where its member manufacturers and exporters could input the names of factories that have suffered losses. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025 Jonathan Ross, the co-founder and CEO of AI chip company Groq, told CNBC’s Dan Murphy in an interview at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, that Saudi Arabia can become a net exporter of data thanks to its surplus in energy. Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025 Key coffee-exporter Brazil also faces a 50% levy. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Rosneft and Lukoil are Russia’s two largest oil exporters, and that alone makes this a significant move. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exporter

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 2 Nov. 2025.

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