distributor

B2 Topic:People & Society

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

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Phrases (1)

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distributor cap
the cover of an engine's ignition distributor that holds the connections to the spark-plug leads

Noun + noun

Etymology

From distribute + -or.

Topics

People & Society

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