Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
distribute
distributed
distributee
distributer
distribution
distribution standard
distributive
distributive education
distributor
district
district attorney
district court
district nurse
District of Columbia
district surgeon
distringas
distrust
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "distribu..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

distributor

dis·trib·u·tor [ di stríbbyətər ] (plural dis·trib·u·tors) or dis·trib·ut·er [ di stríbbyətər ] (plural dis·trib·ut·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody who distributes something: a person, organization, or device that distributes something

2. commerce wholesaler: a wholesaler who sells merchandise to retailers, usually within a specific geographic area

3. automotive device conveying electricity to spark plugs: the device in a motor vehicle's engine that transfers electric current from the induction coil to the spark plugs

4. movies organization arranging screening of motion pictures: an organization that advertises movies and arranges with owners of movie theaters to have them shown

Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft