Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which distributes.
- noun In printing, the appliance in a linotype machine which returns to the magazine for re-use the matrices which have just been used in composition and casting.
- noun In electricity, a panel, pillar or small switchboard by means of which the various circuits for a building or suite of rooms are connected to the mains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, distributes or deals out anything; a dispenser.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Obsolete spelling of
distributor .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
- noun someone who markets merchandise
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Examples
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The water is introduced by means of a distributer, which is fitted in the interior of the turbine chamber, and occupies a certain portion of its circumference.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Various
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The seat beside the distributer is the most coveted.
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This difficulty M. Gramme overcame with characteristic ingenuity by adding to the ordinary system a "distributer" capable of delivering plus and minus currents alternately, thus equalizing the consumption, besides being able to supply a large number of candles on the multiple circuit system, each circuit supporting four or five lamps.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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'distributer' was killed under the same circumstances.
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Try calling a restaurant, like La Piazzetta (they usually have mussels on their menu) at 322-222-0650 or she could try calling Pro-Mar which is a seafood distributer just off the Libramiento and Fco.
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It's funny you mention this because my comic distributer recommended this based on me being a Conan fan.
Skaar, Son of Hulk, Green Twin of Conan! Cromsblood 2009
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Among the company's investments since then, San Miguel bought a 33% stake in Manila Electric Co., the Philippines' largest power distributor, and a 68% holding in Petron Corp., the Philippines' largest oil refiner and distributer.
San Miguel Prepares for Slowdown in Economic Boom James Hookway 2011
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Try calling a restaurant, like La Piazzetta (they usually have mussels on their menu) at 322-222-0650 or she could try calling Pro-Mar which is a seafood distributer just off the Libramiento and Fco.
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Try calling a restaurant, like La Piazzetta (they usually have mussels on their menu) at 322-222-0650 or she could try calling Pro-Mar which is a seafood distributer just off the Libramiento and Fco.
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Try calling a restaurant, like La Piazzetta (they usually have mussels on their menu) at 322-222-0650 or she could try calling Pro-Mar which is a seafood distributer just off the Libramiento and Fco.
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