distributor
Americannoun
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a person or thing that distributes.
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Commerce.
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a person, firm, etc., engaged in the general distribution or marketing of some article or class of goods.
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a wholesaler who has exclusive rights to market, within a given territory, the goods of a manufacturer or company.
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Automotive, Machinery. a device in a multicylinder engine that distributes the igniting voltage to the spark plugs in a definite sequence.
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Printing.
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(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.
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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.
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noun
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a person or thing that distributes
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a wholesaler or middleman engaged in the distribution of a category of goods, esp to retailers in a specific area
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the device in a petrol engine that distributes the high-tension voltage to the sparking plugs in the sequence of the firing order
Other Word Forms
- subdistributor noun
- underdistributor noun
Etymology
Origin of distributor
From the Late Latin word distribūtor, dating back to 1520–30. See distribute, -tor
Example Sentences
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"In fact, no third-party distributor aired the documentary in the US," the documents state.
From BBC
The distributor has also published its own classification online that it hopes others in the industry will follow.
From BBC
"Because distributors buy almost daily, these shifts are reflected quickly in customer prices."
From BBC
It added that shifts in wholesale prices were reflected quickly in customer prices because distributors bought almost daily.
From BBC
In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs in May 2024, Vora described "fluctuating, opaque pricing structures" from distributors.
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