exporter
UK[ɪkˈspɔːtə]US[ɪkˈspɔːrtər]
n
a person, company, or country that sells and sends goods to another country.
n
a piece of software that converts data from one format into another, typically for use in a different program.
Morpheme Breakdown
ex
port
er
ex
out
port
carry
er
agent suffix
Etymology
the word exporter is built on the latin verb exportare, which itself is a compound of ex- ("out") and portare ("to carry"). this creates the literal sense of "to carry out." in medieval latin, it was used in the context of moving goods out of a country. the english agent noun suffix -er was added to this borrowed verb stem, following a common germanic pattern for creating nouns that denote a person or entity performing an action. thus, an exporter is logically "one who carries goods out," a meaning that has remained consistent from its latin roots to its modern commercial and digital applications.
Analysis
Structure: ex (out) + port (carry) + er (agent suffix)
ex: from latin, a prefix meaning "out of, from, away."
port: from latin portare, meaning "to carry."
er: from old english -ere, a suffix forming agent nouns indicating "a person or thing that does something."
Examples
the country is a major exporter of agricultural products.
the company hired a new export manager to handle its overseas sales.
use the image exporter to save your project in a different file format.