distributor (n.)

  1. someone who markets merchandise

    [ Syn: distributer ]

  2. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

    [ Syn: allocator ]

  3. a company that markets merchandise; his company is a large distributor of software products'

  4. electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence

    [ Syn: distributer , electrical distributor ]

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