- distributor, distributer - someone who markets merchandise
--1 is a kind of supplier, provider
--1 has particulars:jobber, middleman, wholesaler; retailer, retail merchant; ship chandler; wool stapler Derived form: verb distribute3 - allocator, distributor - a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
--2 is a kind of authority
Derived form: verb distribute1 - distributor - a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products"
--3 is a kind of company
--3 has particulars: direct mailer; retail chain- distributor, distributer, electrical distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
--4 is a kind of electrical device
--4 is a part of ignition, ignition system
--4 has parts:capacitor, capacitance, condenser, electrical condenser; distributor cam; distributor cap; distributor point, breaker point, point; rotor - distributor, distributer, electrical distributor - electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence