English Explanatory Dictionary

distributor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who or that which distributes.
  2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
  3. A machine for distributing type.
  4. An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

distributor distributors distributour distributer

Etymology

From distribute + -or.

Synonyms

dizzy

Derived words

dist distie distributor cap distributorless distributor road distributorship distributress distro e-distributor microdistributor shit distributor subdistributor
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