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exporter

noun

Definition of exporternext
as in distributor

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Recent Examples of exporter Russia is the biggest wheat exporter and a low-cost supplier whose prices often influence the global market. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s critical because China is normally a major fuel exporter. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Aramco, which is the world's top oil exporter, reportedly offered some Asian refiners medium and heavy crude cargo via ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off Fujairah in the UAE this month. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 During the spring, the United States became the world’s largest oil exporter and briefly became a net exporter of crude oil for the first time since World War II. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exporter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exporter
  1. distributor
  2. wholesaler
  3. retailer
  4. seller
  5. reseller
  6. vendor
  7. trader
  8. merchant
Noun
  • The film is produced by Plan B Entertainment, STUDIOCANAL and Joy Coalition, with Focus Features aboard as distributor.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Believe deal marks Suno’s first partnership with an independent music distributor.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Acting as a wholesaler to local restaurant clients, and also serving individual lobster lovers, this place has ensconced itself firmly within Boston's heart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia, for its part, purchased drugs from a wholesaler whose business operated out of the back room of a London driving school.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wholesaler
Noun
  • International buyers, which make up 40 percent of the business, include live sellers and retailers.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Here are nine of the most impressive Chromebook deals from all the top retailers.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailer
Noun
  • And the risks are compounded by the fact that many people are sourcing the injectable formulations from a grey market of online sellers.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nordic Fair Isle prints and anything with sheep, stripes, or funky patterns are fantastic sellers.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • Anthropic also found evidence that a reseller platform routed refused biology prompts toward models with weaker safeguards.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The procedures examine whether customers satisfy the relevant reseller criteria.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reseller
Noun
  • Still, concerns around customer concentration, vendor financing, and data center pushback continue to weigh on the stock.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The policy also says some information may be handled by outside vendors that provide services such as IT management, data analytics or cloud storage.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • This border crossing was once a bustling nexus for tourists and traders moving between China and Nepal.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as the data points to a resilient labor market alongside inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • OpenAI takes catalog feeds directly from merchants and asks for a full snapshot at least daily.
    — Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In some instances, Indigenous nations played surprising roles as collaborators with English merchants to conduct the large-scale slave trade of Native peoples, including in the Carolinas, Utah, and even Central America.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of merchant

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“Exporter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exporter. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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