distributor

noun dis·trib·u·tor \di-ˈstri-byü-tər, -byə-\

: a person or company that supplies stores or businesses with goods

: a device that sends electricity to the spark plugs of an engine

Full Definition of DISTRIBUTOR

: one that distributes

: one that markets a commodity; especially : wholesaler

: an apparatus for directing the secondary current from the induction coil to the various spark plugs of an engine in their proper firing order

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noun dis·trib·u·tor \di-ˈstri-byü-tər, -byə-\

: a person or company that supplies stores or businesses with goods

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