distributor
nounEtymology From distribute + -or.
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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).2023 April 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Bud Light sales are falling, but distributors say they’re sticking by the brand”, in CNN:
- The recall said that the distributors — Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals — will be arranging the return of all the affected products.2024 February 28, Ramishah Maruf, “Popular eye ointments may not be sterile, recall warns”, in CNN:
2
A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
3
Media, Printing, Publishing Historical A machine for distributing type.
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Media, Printing, Publishing Historical An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
- Derived terms
- dist, distie, distributor cap, distributorless, distributor road, distributorship, distributress, distro, e-distributor, microdistributor, shit distributor, subdistributor