Exporter
[ɪk'spɔːtə] or [ɛk'spɔrtɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale).
Checked by Blanchard--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who exports; the person who sends goods or commodities to a foreign country, in the way of commerce; -- opposed to importer.
Typist: Perry
Examples
- Besides the forfeiture of the goods, the exporter incurs the penalty of 3s. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The trade of the merchant-exporter of corn for foreign consumption, certainly does not contribute directly to the plentiful supply of the home market. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- All manufactures of leather may be exported duty free; and the exporter is besides entitled to the drawback of the whole duties of excise. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- That of the merchant-exporter may, and in fact sometimes is. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The trade of the merchant-exporter was, in this manner, not only encouraged by a bounty, but rendered much more free than that of the inland dealer. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- These were the corn merchants, the exporters and importers of corn. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Not to mention the importers and exporters, who are called merchants? Plato. The Republic.
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