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

Sweeping tariffs have also been a centerpiece of Trump’s economic platform, which Harris might use to remind people that his first term tariffs invited a lot of retaliation and ended up hurting U.S. farmers and other exporters. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024

For instance, six months after the U.S. tariffs, China chose U.S. soybeans to include in its retaliation, which made sense because U.S. soybean exporters were heavily reliant on China’s market (57 percent of exports in 2017) and China had other options (Brazil). —Christine McDaniel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

As a result, Ginter said some exporters are preemptively shifting to the U.S. West Coast. —Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024

Sun's husband, seafood exporter Chris Hu, also pleaded not guilty. —Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above