dis‧trib‧u‧tor /dɪˈstrɪbjətə, dɪˈstrɪbjʊtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: distribution, distributor; verb: distribute; adjective: distributive]

1. a company or person that supplies shops and companies with goods

2. the part of an engine that sends an electric current to the spark plugs

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distributor
noun
ADJ. global, international, overseas, worldwide | local, national | exclusive, sole | authorized, licensed | independent, third party Third party distributors are used to distribute the product in areas where the group does not have offices.
large, leading, main, major, primary We are the primary distributor of the system in France.
car, computer, film, food, software | electricity the national electricity distributor
VERB + DISTRIBUTOR appoint (sb) as We have been appointed sole UK distributor of a number of Hungarian wines.
act as We will act as the exclusive distributor for these Russian goods to the world market.
PREP. through a/the ~ You can get the book through your local distributor.
~ for the exclusive distributor for these goods a distributor for the German market a distributor for Hewlett-Packard Co

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Distributor
· A foreign agent who sells directly for a manufacturer and maintains an inventory on hand.

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· A foreign agent who sells directly for a supplier and maintains an inventory of the supplier's products.

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