specifically: a wholesaler who sells to merchants or industrial consumers in foreign countries
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Recent Examples on the WebCalifornia is a leading exporter of progressive policy and businesses. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Russia is the world’s third-biggest petroleum producer and a leading exporter of natural gas, fertilizer and wheat. David Mchugh, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2022 Ukraine is a leading exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower, but its shipments plummeted after the war began.Arkansas Online, 23 July 2022 Ukraine is one of the world’s breadbaskets, a leading exporter of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower, but its shipments plummeted after the war began.New York Times, 22 July 2022 Russia is a leading exporter of oil, natural gas and coal, while Ukraine is a major source of wheat and corn. Matt Egan, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022 Argentina, a leading exporter of soybean oil, briefly banned exports in March in order to raise export duties on the commodity. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2022 The European Union became the leading exporter of wheat to Nigeria in 2020, as flour millers looked to countries like Latvia and Lithuania for cheaper wheat. Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2022 Alperovich notes, for instance, that Ukraine is the world’s leading exporter of the neon gas used to manufacture semiconductors. Garrett M. Graff, Wired, 28 Feb. 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, large, major出口大國;大型出口商▸➤leading, top主要/首要出口國◇China is the top exporter of telecommunications equipment.中國是通信設備的第一大出口國。➤second-largest, third-largest, etc.第二大、第三大等出口國➤second-biggest, etc. (especially BrE) 第二大等出口國▸➤food, grain, oil, etc.食品、穀物、原油等輸出國◇the biggest oil exporter in the world世界上最大的石油輸出國➤net淨輸出國◇The country is a net exporter of food.該國是食品淨輸出國。PREPOSITION➤exporter of⋯的輸出國◇exporters of wine葡萄酒的輸出國