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distributer

distributer

3.4
A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses
  • noun
  • /dɪˈstrɪbjʊtər/
  • US
translation icon : distribuidor
  • The local distributer ensured that all the shops received their supplies on time.

Sheen, the way I ran to the distributor's office in Al Shaya and I'm like, you need to hire me.

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Examples

  • Sheen, the way I ran to the distributor's office in Al Shaya and I'm like, you need to hire me.

  • You can go to your fabric sales Rep, your distributor, your, your mill, you know whoever you're talking to, right?

  • When did when the distributor buys it in LA,

  • You need a distributor and the distributor are all white owned.

  • Boys was B The world's largest toy distributor has more toys than Amazon.

  • As a distributer of organic produce, he worked closely with local farmers to stock his store.

  • The company's success relied heavily on its network of distributers across the region.

Synonyms

provider
vsdistributer
282 2.9

A company or person that supplies services such as internet and electricity

is broader, covering varied goods supplied to shops and businesses
vendor
vsdistributer
257 2.0

A person or company that sells things, for example at a market

is more specific to supplying shops and business customers than market sales
supplier
vsdistributer
204 2.7

A company or person that sells goods and services to businesses and people

focuses specifically on supplying shops and other businesses rather than customers
distributor
vsdistributer
74 3.5

A company that supplies products to shops and businesses

is identical in meaning but differs in spelling or form
purveyor
vsdistributer
23 6.7

A person or company that supplies food to shops and restaurants

is the general supplier role not restricted to food or provisions
wholesaler
vsdistributer
22 3.5

A person or company that buys goods in large amounts from makers and sells them to shops

is broader, covering any supplier role to shops not only bulk sales
middleman
vsdistributer
14 3.4

A person or company that buys large amounts of goods and sells them to shops

is the general supplier role without implying resale between traders
reseller
vsdistributer
12 3.7

A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit

focuses on supplying shops and businesses rather than onward resale
jobber
vsdistributer
  • Jargon
1 7.8

A person or company that buys large amounts of goods to sell to shops

is a general supplier term not limited to buying from producers
distro
vsdistributer
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A company that buys goods from makers and sells them to shops

is the standard, neutral term used in formal contexts
stockist
vsdistributer
  • UK
1 6.1

A shop or company that has and sells goods of a particular brand

is about supplying shops in general rather than merely holding stock
disty
vsdistributer
  • Jargon
9.1

A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers

is the neutral or formal term rather than informal slang
grosser
vsdistributer
  • Archaic
7.4

A person who sells goods in large amounts to shops

covers general supply to shops without stressing large-quantity selling
furnisher
vsdistributer
4.4

A person or company that supplies goods and services to others

is narrower, referring specifically to supplying shops and business customers
merchanter
vsdistributer
  • Archaic
8.1

A person or company that buys, sells, and moves goods

is focused specifically on supplying shops rather than general trade roles

Surface Forms

distributer singular
distributers plural

Morphology

distributer = distribute (transparent) = distribute + er

Agentive formation from 'distribute' denoting a person or company that supplies goods; meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Distributer comes from the parts dis- and tribuere, which mean 'apart' and 'to give', and it shares the same idea as distribute. So a distributer is someone or a company that 'gives out' or delivers goods to shops and businesses.