distributor

See also: distributör and distribútor

English

Alternative forms

• distributour (obsolete)
• distributer (rare)

Etymology

From distribute +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

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Noun

distributor (plural distributors)

2. One who or that which distributes.
   • 2023 April 26, Jordan Valinsky, “Bud Light sales are falling, but distributors say they’re sticking by the brand”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “The importance of that decision means that the voices of upset consumers have been heard and that those responsible for harming the highly respected reputation of Bud Light and Anheuser-Busch are no longer able to do so,” the distributor said in its statement. […] Still, some distributors are upset with Anheuser-Busch (BUD).

   • 2024 February 28, Ramishah Maruf, “Popular eye ointments may not be sterile, recall warns”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     The recall said that the distributors — Walmart, CVS and AACE Pharmaceuticals — will be arranging the return of all the affected products.

4. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.

   Synonym: (slang) dizzy

5. (printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
6. (printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

Derived terms

• dist
• distie
• distributor cap
• distributorless
• distributor road
• distributorship
• distributress
• distro
• e-distributor
• microdistributor
• shit distributor
• subdistributor

Translations

one who distributes, a thing that distributes

• Arabic: قَاسِم m (qāsim)
• Bulgarian: разпределител m (razpredelitel)
• Catalan: distribuïdor m
• Czech: distributor (cs)
• Dutch: verspreider (nl) m
• Finnish: jakaja (fi), jakelija (fi), levittäjä (fi), luokittelija, lajittelija (fi)
• German: Verteiler (de) m
• Greek: διανομέας (el) m (dianoméas)

  Ancient Greek: διαδότης m (diadótēs)

• Indonesian: pembagi (id), penyalur (id), distributor (id)
• Kazakh: дистрибьютор (distribütor)
• Kyrgyz: дистрибьютор (distribyutor)
• Latin: dīvīsor m
• Malay: pengedar
• Norwegian: distributør m
• Polish: dystrybutor (pl) m, dystrybutorka f
• Russian: дистрибью́тор (ru) m (distribʹjútor), распредели́тель (ru) m (raspredelítelʹ)
• Slovak: distribútor
• Spanish: distribuidor (es) m
• Swahili: msambazaji (sw)
• Swedish: distributör (sv) c

device that distributes current to the spark plugs

• Apache:

  Western Apache: bijíí

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• Bulgarian: дистрибутор m (distributor)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 分电器 (zh)

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• Finnish: virranjakaja (fi)
• French: delco (fr) m
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• German: Verteiler (de) m
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• Persian: دلکو (fa) (delko), آفتامات (fa) (âftâmât), تقسیمگر (taqsimgar)
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• Russian: распредели́тель (ru) m (raspredelítelʹ)
• Swahili: msambazaji (sw)
• Swedish: fördelardosa c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: distribütör (tr)
• Vietnamese: bộ phân phối

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English distributor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɪstriˈbutɔr]
• Hyphenation: dis‧tri‧bu‧tor

Noun

distributor (plural distributor-distributor)

1. distributor

   Synonyms: agen, bandar, dealer, pemasok, pengagih, pengedar, penyalur, tauke

   Hypernym: pelaku usaha

Related terms

• distribusi
• distributif
• redistribusi

Further reading

• “distributor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distribyˈtur/

Noun

distributor m

1. distributor