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distributor

noun distributors · distributour · distributer

  1. One who or that which distributes. “The importance of that decision means that the voices of upset consumers have been heard and that those responsible for harming the highly respected reputation of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch are no longer able to do so,” the distributor said in its statement. […] Still, some distributors are upset
  2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

    Similar: dizzy

  3. historical A machine for distributing type.
  4. historical An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: distributer, electrical distributor, dispensing, dispenser, distribution, issuer, supplier, provider, reseller, jobber, vendor, dealer, seller, wholesale, wholesaler, retailer

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noun one who distributes, a thing that distributes

Españoldistribuidor
Kiswahilimsambazaji
DeutschVerteiler
Ελληνικάδιανομέας dianoméas
Русскийдистрибью́тор distribʹjútor, распредели́тель raspredelítelʹ
العربيةقَاسِم qāsim

noun device that distributes current to the spark plugs

中文分电器
Kiswahilimsambazaji
Françaisdelco
DeutschVerteiler
Русскийраспредели́тель raspredelítelʹ
Tiếng Việtbộ phân phối

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@misc{distributor_2026,
  title = {distributor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/distributor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}