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distributor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun distributor has 4 senses
- distributor(n = noun.person) distributer - someone who markets merchandise; Array has particulars: jobber, middleman, wholesaler, retail merchant, retailer, ship chandler, wool stapler
- distributor(n = noun.person) allocator - a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion; Array is a kind of authority
- distributor(n = noun.group) Array - a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products" is a kind of company
- distributor(n = noun.artifact) distributer, electrical distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence; Array has parts: capacitance, capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser, distributor cam, distributor cap, breaker point, distributor point, point, rotor
is a kind of provider, supplier
Derived form verb distribute3
Derived form verb distribute1
has particulars: direct mailer, retail chain
is a kind of electrical device
is a part of ignition, ignition system
OXFORD DICTIONARY
distributor, n.
1 a person or thing that distributes.
2 an agent who supplies goods.
3 Electr. a device in an internal-combustion engine for passing current to each spark-plug in turn.
1 a person or thing that distributes.
2 an agent who supplies goods.
3 Electr. a device in an internal-combustion engine for passing current to each spark-plug in turn.
THESAURUS
distributor
agent, broker, chandler, connection, dealer, go-between, importer, intermediary, intermedium, jobber, liaison, link, marketer, mediary, mediator, medium, merchandiser, merchant, middleman, monger, regrater, retail dealer, retail merchant, retailer, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tie, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman, trafficker, wholesaler
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