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Distributor

noun

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Noun
  1. 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 with Anheuser-Busch (BUD)."

  2. 2
    electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence wordnet
  3. 3
    A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
  4. 4
    a company that markets merchandise wordnet
  5. 5
    A machine for distributing type. historical
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  1. 6
    a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion wordnet
  2. 7
    An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink. historical
  3. 8
    someone who markets merchandise wordnet

Etymology

From distribute + -or.

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