distributor B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /dɪˈstrɪbjətɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #17342 Meanings 1 noun A company or person that supplies goods to shops and customers. Our firm is the largest distributor of software products in the region. 2 noun A device that sends electric current to the spark plugs of a petrol engine in the right order. The mechanic replaced the worn distributor to fix the rough engine. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a company or person that... distributer 2 noun · a device that sends... electrical distributor Word family Forms distributors Derived forms distdistiedistributorlessdistributorshipdistributressdistroe-distributormicrodistributorsubdistributor Common collocations distributor cap Noun + noun Etymology AI details From distribute + -or. Topics Tools, Machines & Construction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # distributor **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈstrɪbjətɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 17342 ## Meanings 1. A company or person that supplies goods to shops and customers. 2. A device that sends electric current to the spark plugs of a petrol engine in the right order. ## Examples - Our firm is the largest distributor of software products in the region. - The mechanic replaced the worn distributor to fix the rough engine. ## Derived Forms - dist - distie - distributorless - distributorship - distributress - distro - e-distributor - microdistributor - subdistributor ## Etymology From distribute + -or. ## AI Etymology Distributor is formed from distribute + -or. In current use, the main senses are “A company or person that supplies goods to shops and customers” and “A device that sends electric current to the spark plugs of a petrol engine in the right order”. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction markdown