distributor
noun
dis·trib·u·tor
di-ˈstri-byü-tər 
-byə-
1
: one that distributes
2
: one that markets a commodity
especially
: wholesaler
3
: 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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That’s up from 12 percent in March and marks YouTube’s third straight month leading all distributors in share of TV usage.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
By the age of 25, Chung opened his first business, Nova Imports, and became a distributor for luxury Italian designer Emilio Pucci.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Loverboy is predominantly distributed by an independent Anheuser-Busch distributor, and the massive drop in Bud Light's sales revenue impacted Anheuser-Busch's operations.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Guess directly operates 1,070 retail stores in Europe, the Americas and Asia and its partners and distributors operate 527 additional retail stores worldwide.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025
By the age of 25, Chung opened his first business, Nova Imports, and became a distributor for luxury Italian designer Emilio Pucci.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Loverboy is predominantly distributed by an independent Anheuser-Busch distributor, and the massive drop in Bud Light's sales revenue impacted Anheuser-Busch's operations.
—Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Guess directly operates 1,070 retail stores in Europe, the Americas and Asia and its partners and distributors operate 527 additional retail stores worldwide.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
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“Distributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distributor. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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distributor
noun
dis·trib·u·tor
dis-ˈtrib-yət-ər
1
: one that distributes
2
: an agent or agency for marketing goods
3
: a device that sends electric current to the spark plugs of an engine so that they fire in the proper order
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