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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche