sub-distributor

sub-dis·trib·u·tor

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Definitions of sub-distributor word

noun sub-distributor a person or thing that distributes. 1
noun sub-distributor Commerce. a person, firm, etc., engaged in the general distribution or marketing of some article or class of goods. a wholesaler who has exclusive rights to market, within a given territory, the goods of a manufacturer or company. 1
noun sub-distributor Automotive, Machinery. a device in a multicylinder engine that distributes the igniting voltage to the spark plugs in a definite sequence. 1
noun sub-distributor Printing. (in a press) one of the rollers for spreading ink on the table, rolling it to a proper consistency, and transferring it to rollers that ink the form or plate. Also called distributor bar. (in a Linotype) a bar with keylike cuts along its length, for sorting matrices into their proper magazines after type has been cast. 1

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

From the Late Latin word distribūtor, dating back to 1520-30. See distribute, -tor

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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