Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun distributor

4 senses of distributor

Sense 1
distributor, distributer -- (someone who markets merchandise)
       => supplier, provider -- (someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)

Sense 2
allocator, distributor -- (a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion)
       => authority -- ((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew")

Sense 3
distributor -- (a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products")
       => company -- (an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage")

Sense 4
distributor, distributer, electrical distributor -- (electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)
       => electrical device -- (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)