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exporter

exporter

30 2.7
A person or company that sells and sends goods to another country
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈspɔːrtər/
translation icon : exportador
  • Multinational firms and domestic exporters fear that U.S. trade sanctions could trigger foreign retaliation.
  • oil exporters
  • a large exporter
  • a net exporter

When Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia was one of the largest exporters of oil.

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Examples

  • China has not been a big exporter of autos to the developed world.

  • The U.S. price is defined as the purchase price or the exporter's sales price.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So the question is as well, will the US become an exporter of coal to to Asia?

  • Moscow is the largest energy exporter in the world, and its economy remains extremely dependent on these sales.

    Academic text (2015)
  • As previously noted, the PRC is a major exporter of arms to the third world.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Russia is a giant exporter of oil and gas and all sorts of fossil fuels.

  • Most notable is that Israel has become India's second largest arms exporter after Russia.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Despite its status as a major exporter, Brazil is one of the most protectionist economies in the world.

    Academic text (2012)
  • America's shale gas bonanza means that the US will become a net exporter of natural gas very soon.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Thailand is the world's largest exporter of rice, with 31 percent of the global market.

Synonyms

merchant-venturer
vsexporter
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who trades goods with distant countries and takes big risks

sells and sends goods abroad in ordinary commercial transactions

Antonyms

23 3.3

A person or company that brings goods into a country to sell them

How Big

agribusiness
14 5.8
exporter
30 2.7
wholesaler
22 3.5

Surface Forms

exporter singular
exporters plural

Morphology

exporter = export (transparent) = export + er

Agent noun formed from the verb 'export' meaning 'one who exports goods', a direct and productive derivation.

Etymology

Exporter comes from the parts ex- 'out' and portare 'to carry', the same idea you see in transport and portable. An exporter is a person or company that 'carries out' goods to another country, so the origin explains the idea of sending things out.