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distributer

distributer

1 3.4
A company or person that supplies goods to shops and businesses
  • noun
  • /dɪˈstrɪbjʊtər/
  • US
: 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
320 2.9

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

is broader, covering varied goods supplied to shops and businesses
supplier
vsdistributer
191 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
vendor
vsdistributer
190 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
distributor
vsdistributer
52 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
20 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
reseller
vsdistributer
9 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
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
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
middleman
vsdistributer
1 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
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
furnisher
vsdistributer
1 4.4

A person or company that supplies goods and services to others

is narrower, referring specifically to supplying shops and business customers
disty
vsdistributer
  • Jargon
1 9.1

A company that supplies goods to shops and other sellers

is the neutral or formal term rather than informal slang
merchanter
vsdistributer
  • Archaic
1 8.1

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

is focused specifically on supplying shops rather than general trade roles
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

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.