Meaning

4 senses
  1. One who or that which distributes.

    Verteiler

    дистрибью́торdistribʹjútor, распредели́тельraspredelítelʹ

    someone who markets merchandise

  2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

    Verteiler

    распредели́тельraspredelítelʹ

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

  3. (historical)A machine for distributing type.

  4. (historical)An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Do you have any sales distributors in Japan?

    deHaben Sie eine Verkaufsagentur in Japan? — xtofu80

  2. The distributors are asking for an exceptional margin.

  3. We are the only authorized distributor for this product.

    deWir sind der einzige autorisierte Zwischenhändler für dieses Produkt. — Yorwba

  4. Tom got the t-shirts straight from the distributor.

  5. The company is a producer and distributor of television programming.

    deDie Firma produziert und vertreibt Fernsehprogramme. — Yorwba

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
one who distributes, a thing that distributes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who distributes, a thing that distributes:

Forms

plural: distributors

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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