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distributor
/dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/
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What does distributor mean?
noun
- One who or that which distributes.
- A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (historical) A machine for distributing type.
- (historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/
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The State is to be a voluntary association that will organise labour, and be the manufacturer and distributor of necessary commodities.
The banker is at once the most potent creator of wealth, and the main distributor of the products of art and Nature.
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If one manufacturer or distributor in a given field adopts a new policy in manufacturing or in extending his trade zone, his rivals immediately consider plans of a similar sort.
Ignition was obtained by using a one-spark coil and vibrator for all cylinders, with a distributor to select the right cylinder for each spark--this was before the days of the high-tension magneto and the almost perfect ignition systems that makers now employ.