Aterian

American  

[uh-teer-ee-uhn] / əˈtɪər i ən /

adjective

Archaeology.

1. of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.

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Etymology

Origin of Aterian

1925–30; < French atérien, after the type-site, Bir el Ater, Algeria; -ian

Example Sentences

Yaniv Sarig, CEO of Aterian, a U.S.-based merchant that sells products on Amazon, is among the e-commerce experts who believe that some Chinese businesses may have gravitated away from Amazon because they were spooked by the company’s crackdown last year on some merchants based in China, apparently for manipulating customer reviews.

From Seattle Times

Earlier this year, a company called Aterian was in a jam with its hOmeLabs brand of dehumidifiers.

From New York Times

You may have read about how difficult and expensive it has become to move goods around the world, and Aterian was feeling the pain.

From New York Times

In the past week, small-time traders bought up new meme stocks including Aterian Inc, IT services firm Support.com Inc and e-commerce company Vinco Ventures Inc instead of usual targets such as AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc and Clover Health Investments Corp, Onatibia said.

From Reuters

Shares of e-commerce company Aterian slumped 39% on Tuesday, but are still up about 54% since the close of trading on Sept. 7. Support.com and Vinco Ventures have also lost 39% and 18%, respectively, in the past five trading sessions.

From Reuters