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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Shipments from all major exporters are lower so far this crop year, with deliveries from Brazil down -45 percent, those from the U.S. down -73 percent, those from Australia down -7 percent, and the sum of deliveries from all other sources down -70 percent. Sj Guest Editorial, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2025 Scenario 4 American exporters Imposing tariffs on imports can drive up the value of the U.S. dollar, making American exports more expensive and less competitive. June Kim, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 Tariffs themselves present a problem: Mainstream economists agree that American importers, not foreign exporters, pay their costs. David Goldman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 Some of the top rose exporters to the U.S. were Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala. Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 11 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2025.

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