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distributor

Syllabification: (dis·trib·u·tor)
Pronunciation: /disˈtribyətər/
(abbreviation: distr.)
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Definition of distributor

noun

  • 1an agent who supplies goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers:a wholesale liquor distributor the movie’s distributor booked the film into theaters
  • 2a device in a gasoline engine for passing electric current to each spark plug in turn.
The ending of distributor is spelled -or.

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