Meanings
plural distributors · alternative obsolete distributour · alternative rare distributer
- One who or that which distributes.
The recall said that the distributors — Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals — will be arranging the return of all the affected products.
2024 February 28, Ramishah Maruf, “Popular eye ointments may not be sterile, recall warns”, in CNN1 more example
“The importance of that decision means that the voices of upset consumers have been heard and that those responsible for harming the highly respected reputation of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch are no longer able to do so,” the distributor said in its statement. […] Still, some distributors are upset with Anheuser-Busch (BUD).
2023 April 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Bud Light sales are falling, but distributors say they’re sticking by the brand”, in CNN - A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
Synonyms: dizzy
- historicalmediaA machine for distributing type.
- historicalmediaAn appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
More synonyms by meaning
nounelectrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek διαδότης
- διαδότης (diadótēs)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
Arabic قَاسِم
- قَاسِم (qāsim)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
Bulgarian разпределител, дистрибутор
- разпределител (razpredelitel)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
- дистрибутор (distributor)device that distributes current to the spark plugs
Catalan distribuïdor
- distribuïdorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Chinese Mandarin 分电器
- 分电器device that distributes current to the spark plugs
Czech distributor
- distributorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Dutch verspreider
- verspreiderone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Finnish jakaja, jakelija
- jakajaone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- jakelijaone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- levittäjäone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- luokittelijaone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- lajittelijaone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- virranjakajadevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
French delco
- delcodevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
German Verteiler, Verteiler
- Verteilerone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- Verteilerdevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
Greek διανομέας
- διανομέας (dianoméas)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
Indonesian pembagi, penyalur
- pembagione who distributes, a thing that distributes
- penyalurone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- distributorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Latin dīvīsor
- dīvīsorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Malay pengedar
- pengedarone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Norwegian distributør
- distributørone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Persian دلکو, آفتامات
- دلکو (delko)device that distributes current to the spark plugs
- آفتامات (âftâmât)device that distributes current to the spark plugs
- تقسیمگر (taqsimgar)device that distributes current to the spark plugs
Polish dystrybutor, dystrybutorka
- dystrybutorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- dystrybutorkaone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Russian дистрибью́тор, распредели́тель
- дистрибью́тор (distribʹjútor)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
- распредели́тель (raspredelítelʹ)one who distributes, a thing that distributes
- распредели́тель (raspredelítelʹ)device that distributes current to the spark plugs
Slovak distribútor
- distribútorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Spanish distribuidor
- distribuidorone who distributes, a thing that distributes
Swahili msambazaji, msambazaji
- msambazajione who distributes, a thing that distributes
- msambazajidevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
Swedish distributör, fördelardosa
- distributörone who distributes, a thing that distributes
- fördelardosadevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
Turkish distribütör
- distribütördevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
Vietnamese bộ phân phối
- bộ phân phốidevice that distributes current to the spark plugs
Cite this entry
distributor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributor
“distributor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distributor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributor.
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