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distributor
[dih-strib-yuh-ter]
noun
a person or thing that distributes.
Commerce.
a person, firm, etc., engaged in the general distribution or marketing of some article or class of goods.
a wholesaler who has exclusive rights to market, within a given territory, the goods of a manufacturer or company.
Automotive, Machinery.a device in a multicylinder engine that distributes the igniting voltage to the spark plugs in a definite sequence.
Printing.
(in a press) one of the rollers for spreading ink on the table, rolling it to a proper consistency, and transferring it to rollers that ink the form or plate.
Also called distributor bar.(in a Linotype) a bar with keylike cuts along its length, for sorting matrices into their proper magazines after type has been cast.
distributor
/ ɪˈٰɪʊə /
noun
a person or thing that distributes
a wholesaler or middleman engaged in the distribution of a category of goods, esp to retailers in a specific area
the device in a petrol engine that distributes the high-tension voltage to the sparking plugs in the sequence of the firing order
Other 51Թ Forms
- subdistributor noun
- underdistributor noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of distributor1
Example Sentences
He had also worked back in Minnesota for a major food distributor, a convenience store chain and for two funeral services businesses, according to his online profile.
"He is a very good distributor, good link player, a ball carrier and he has got that kicking game too - a triple threat really," Ma'asi-White says of his former team-mate.
Meanwhile, Ms Caldwell's family have launched a class action lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of nitrous oxide, hoping to remove the product from retail sales across the US for good.
The slow start last year to the all-important summer movie season made distributors and exhibitors anxious.
A distributor to the UK's major supermarkets has said it is being held to ransom by cyber hackers.
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