'Distributor' definitions:
Definition of 'distributor'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who markets merchandise [syn: distributor, distributer]
noun
A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor]
noun
A company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"
noun
Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence [syn: distributor, distributer, electrical distributor]
Definition of 'Distributor'
From: GCIDE
- Distributor \Dis*trib"u*tor\, n. [L.] One that distributes; a distributer; specif.: (a) A machine for distributing type. (b) An appliance, as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink. (c) An apparatus for distributing an electric current, either to various points in rotation, as in some motors, or along two or more lines in parallel, as in a distributing system. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'distributor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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