distributor

1. 1.

   someone who markets merchandise

   Synonymsdistributer

   Broadersupplier

   Narrowerjobberretailership chandlerwool stapler
2. 2.

   a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

   Synonymsallocator

   Broaderauthority
3. 3.

   a company that markets merchandise

   “his company is a large distributor of software products”

   Broadercompany

   Narrowerdirect mailerretail chain
4. 4.

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

   Synonymsdistributerelectrical distributor

   Broaderelectrical device

   Part ofignition

   Partscapacitordistributor camdistributor capdistributor pointrotor

Other forms of distributor

plural

distributors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about distributor

What does distributor mean?

distributor means "someone who markets merchandise". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in distributor?

distributor has 4 syllables: di-strib-u-tor. The stress falls on "strib". In IPA it is /dɪˈstɹɪbjətɚ/.

What is another word for distributor?

Close synonyms include distributer, allocator, distributer, electrical distributor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is distributor a common word?

distributor is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.