Noun: distributor di'stri-byû-tu(r)
- Someone who markets merchandise
"The distributor supplied products to retailers across the country";
- distributer
- A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
"As the project distributor, she distributed resources among the various teams";
- allocator
- A company that markets merchandise
"his company is a large distributor of software products"
- Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a petrol engine in the order of the firing sequence
"The mechanic replaced the worn electrical distributor to improve the engine's performance";
- distributer, electrical distributor
Derived forms: distributors
Type of: authority, company, electrical device, provider, supplier
Part of: ignition, ignition system
Encyclopedia: Distributor