Associations to the word «Distributor»

Wiktionary

DISTRIBUTOR, noun. One who distributes, a thing that distributes.
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. (printing) (historical) A machine for distributing type.
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. (printing) (historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Dictionary definition

DISTRIBUTOR, noun. Someone who markets merchandise.
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. A person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion.
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. A company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products".
DISTRIBUTOR, noun. Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley