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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This increase was primarily driven by higher supplier and distributor incentives for Pizza Inn.
General and administrative expenses decreased slightly to $1.3 million, compared to $1.3 million in the same quarter of the previous year.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Increasingly, the answer looks to be specialty drug distributors.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
In the weeks following Venu’s demise, two of the country’s largest pay-TV distributors, Comcast and DirecTV, announced the formation of their own sports-friendly skinny bundles.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
With Netflix’s backing and the decision to delay its Latin American theatrical release (via distributor CDC United Network) until after Oscar nominations were locked, the movie became unstoppable.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
Increasingly, the answer looks to be specialty drug distributors.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
In the weeks following Venu’s demise, two of the country’s largest pay-TV distributors, Comcast and DirecTV, announced the formation of their own sports-friendly skinny bundles.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025
With Netflix’s backing and the decision to delay its Latin American theatrical release (via distributor CDC United Network) until after Oscar nominations were locked, the movie became unstoppable.
—Giancarlo Sopo, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Distributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distributor. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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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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