distributor
English
Alternative forms
- distributour (obsolete)
- distributer (rare)
Etymology
distribute + -or
Pronunciation
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Noun
distributor (plural distributors)
- One who or that which distributes.
- A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
- Synonym: (slang) dizzy
- (printing, historical) A machine for distributing type.
- (printing, historical) An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.
Derived terms
- distributor road
- e-distributor
- shit distributor
Translations
one who distributes, a thing that distributes
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device that distributes current to the spark plugs
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Indonesian
Etymology
From English distributor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɪstriˈbutɔr]
- Hyphenation: dis‧tri‧bu‧tor
Noun
distributor (plural distributor-distributor, first-person possessive distributorku, second-person possessive distributormu, third-person possessive distributornya)
- distributor.
- Synonyms: agen, bandar, dealer, pemasok, pengedar, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke
- Hypernym: pelaku usaha
Further reading
- “distributor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /distribyˈtur/
Noun
distributor m
- distributor