[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distributor \distrib"utor\, n. l.
   one that distributes; a distributer; specif.:
   a a machine for distributing type.
   b an appliance, as a roller, in a printing press, for
       distributing ink.
   c an apparatus for distributing an electric current, either
       to various points in rotation, as in some motors, or
       along two or more lines in parallel, as in a distributing
       system.
       webster 1913 suppl.

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
distributer allocator electrical distributor 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

32 moby thesaurus words for "distributor":
   agent, broker, chandler, connection, dealer, go-between, importer,
   intermediary, intermedium, jobber, liaison, link, marketer,
   mediary, mediator, medium, merchandiser, merchant, middleman,
   monger, regrater, retail dealer, retail merchant, retailer,
   shopkeeper, storekeeper, tie, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman,
   trafficker, wholesaler

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