Someone who markets merchandise. Synonym:distributor.
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Electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence. Synonyms:distributor, electrical distributor.
... and the rascal appeared to agree with her so thoroughly that, when Dr. Delmont and Professor Tavernier arrived, they also applauded the choice she made of Buckhurst as distributer of money, food, and clothing to the provincial hospitals, now crowded to suffocation with the ... — The Maids of Paradise • Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers