| distributor | | |
| n. (person) | 1. distributer, distributor | someone who markets merchandise. |
| ~ jobber, middleman, wholesaler | someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers. |
| ~ retail merchant, retailer | a merchant who sells goods at retail. |
| ~ ship chandler | a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships. |
| ~ provider, supplier | someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity. |
| ~ wool stapler | a dealer in wool. |
| n. (person) | 2. allocator, distributor | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion. |
| ~ authority | (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.; "the authorities have issued a curfew" |
| n. (group) | 3. distributor | a company that markets merchandise.; "his company is a large distributor of software products" |
| ~ company | an institution created to conduct business.; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" |
| ~ direct mailer | a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise. |
| ~ retail chain | a chain of retail stores. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. distributer, distributor, electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence. |
| ~ capacitor, condenser, electrical condenser, capacitance | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge. |
| ~ distributor cam | the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order. |
| ~ distributor cap | the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs. |
| ~ breaker point, distributor point, point | a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ ignition system, ignition | the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ rotor | the revolving bar of a distributor. |
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