distributor
noun
dis·trib·u·tor
di-ˈstri-byü-tər 
-byə-
1
: one that distributes
2
: one that markets a commodity
especially
: wholesaler
3
: an apparatus for directing the secondary current from the induction coil to the various spark plugs of an engine in their proper firing order
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The drug distributor is the top-performing healthcare stock in the S & P 500 this week.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
In the wake of those early Cannes triumphs, the Transilvania Film Festival became one of the hottest tickets on the international circuit, as programmers, sales agents, distributors and other industry professionals scrambled to discover the next Puiu or Mungiu.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 June 2026
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 888—a largely white union of truck drivers who delivered beer from warehouses to retailers—called for a boycott of Coors in June 1973 after failing to reach an agreement on wages and working conditions with distributors.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
The decision clears the way for Paramount to become the largest theatrical distributor in the country and own a top five streamer by subscriber count unless the merger is stopped by another entity.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
In the wake of those early Cannes triumphs, the Transilvania Film Festival became one of the hottest tickets on the international circuit, as programmers, sales agents, distributors and other industry professionals scrambled to discover the next Puiu or Mungiu.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 June 2026
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 888—a largely white union of truck drivers who delivered beer from warehouses to retailers—called for a boycott of Coors in June 1973 after failing to reach an agreement on wages and working conditions with distributors.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
The decision clears the way for Paramount to become the largest theatrical distributor in the country and own a top five streamer by subscriber count unless the merger is stopped by another entity.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
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“Distributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distributor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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distributor
noun
dis·trib·u·tor
dis-ˈtrib-yət-ər
1
: one that distributes
2
: an agent or agency for marketing goods
3
: a device that sends electric current to the spark plugs of an engine so that they fire in the proper order
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