distributor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a company that markets merchandise

   My company is a large distributor of software products.

2. 2
   noun

   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).

3. 3
   noun

   electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

4. 4
   noun

   a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

5. 5
   noun

   someone who markets merchandise

6. 6
   noun

   A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

7. 7
   noun

   A machine for distributing type.

8. 8
   noun

   An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Etymology

From distribute + -or.