distributor

English

Etymology

distribute +‎ -or

Alternative forms

• distributour (obsolete)
• distributer (rare)

Noun

distributor (plural distributors)

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

Related terms

• disty

Translations

one who distributes, a thing that distributes

• Bulgarian: разпределител m (razpredelitel)
• Catalan: distribuïdor m
• Dutch: verspreider m
• Finnish: jakaja (fi), jakelija (fi), levittäjä, luokittelija, lajittelija (fi)
• German: Verteiler (de) m
• Greek: διανομέας (el) m (dianoméas)

  Ancient: διαδότης m (diadótēs)

• Indonesian: pembagi (id), penyalur (id)
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• Latin: dīvīsor m
• Malay: pengedar
• Norwegian: distributør m
• Polish: dystrybutor (pl) m, dystrybutorka f
• Russian: дистрибью́тор (ru) m (distribʹjútor), распредели́тель (ru) m (raspredelítelʹ)
• Spanish: distribuidor (es) m
• Swahili: msambazaji (sw)

device that distributes current to the spark plugs

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• Bulgarian: дистрибутор m (distributor)
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• Finnish: virranjakaja (fi)
• French: delco (fr) m
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• German: Verteiler (de) m
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• Russian: распредели́тель (ru) m (raspredelítelʹ)
• Swahili: msambazaji (sw)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: distribütör (tr)
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