distributor
or dis·trib·ut·er
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.
Origin of distributor
1Other words from distributor
- sub·dis·trib·u·tor, noun
- un·der·dis·trib·u·tor, noun
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How to use distributor in a sentence
Art became a colporteur, a distributer of tracts, a mendicant missionary whose highest ambition was to suppress all heathen joy.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollFearthought is the chief distributer and promoter of other contagious diseases.
Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought | Horace FletcherBehold him no longer the distributer of employments, or the disburser of the publick treasure!
The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 11. | Samuel JohnsonThe worker of this primitive water distributer, in his cotton robe, is one of the commonest objects seen upon the banks.
The Khedive's Country | George Manville FennAs a carrier and distributer of mails, the motor van has already established a position.
The Romance of Modern Mechanism | Archibald Williams
British Dictionary definitions for distributor
distributer
/ (dɪˈstrɪbjʊtə) /
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
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