Definition

1. Noun:
   • A businessperson or company that transports goods abroad for sale: An exporter is an individual or commercial entity that sells and sends products to other countries.
   • A country or region that sends goods to foreign markets: The term can also refer to a nation that sells its products internationally.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The company is a major exporter of agricultural products to Europe.
  • As an exporter, her job involves managing international shipping logistics.
  • Brazil became the world's largest exporter of coffee.

Advanced Usage

• "Net exporter": A country that exports more of a particular commodity or in total value than it imports.
  • The nation is a net exporter of natural gas.

Variants and Related Words

• Export (verb/noun): The act of sending goods to another country for sale, or the goods themselves.

  • The company plans to export its software. (verb)
  • Oil is the country's main export. (noun)

• Exportation (noun): The process of exporting goods.

  • The exportation of cultural artifacts is strictly regulated.

Synonyms

• Merchant: A person or company involved in wholesale trade.
• Shipper: A person or company that sends goods by sea, land, or air.

Related Phrases

• Export license: An official document authorizing the export of certain goods.

  • The manufacturer obtained an export license for the machinery.

• Export market: The foreign countries to which goods are sold.

  • The firm is looking to expand into new export markets.

Noun

1. a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)