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

By contrast, Venezuela is a minor exporter of drugs and sends them mostly to Europe. —Andreas Kluth, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026

Importers and exporters, shipping companies, warehousing companies, trucking firms, freight forwarders and port terminal operators can all participate in the PCS. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026

Today, as a result of the shale-oil revolution—fracking—the United States is the world’s largest oil producer, even larger than Saudi Arabia, and a net exporter of petroleum. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

The country is now the world’s largest car exporter, ahead of traditional carmaking powerhouses like Japan and Germany. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 2 Jan. 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