Exporter

/ɪkˈspɔːrtər/

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Definitions

1

A person, company, or country that sells goods or services to another country.

/ɪkˈspɔːrtər/

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Business

A person or company that sends goods to another country for sale.

The United States is a major exporter of technology and agricultural products.

💡 Simply: Imagine someone is sending their awesome products to a different country to sell! That person or company is an exporter, like a global delivery service.

👶 For kids: Someone who sends things to another country to sell them.

More Examples

2

The local exporter ships goods overseas regularly.

3

He works as an exporter for a large trading company.

How It's Used

Business

"The company is a major exporter of agricultural products."

Trade

"Many countries rely heavily on their exporters for economic growth."

From French "exporter", from Latin "ex" (out) + "portare" (to carry). Refers to someone or something that sends goods to another country for sale or trade.

The term "exporter" gained prominence during the rise of global trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Memory tip

Think of someone 'ex'iting the 'port' with goods to sell.

Word Origin

LanguageLatin
Original meaning

"to carry out (ex - out, portare - to carry)"

major exporterleading exporterlargest exporterbulk exporterexporter of goodsagricultural exporter

Common misspellings

expoterexpourterexportor

Usage

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70%Written