distributor, distributer [dɪˈstrɪbjʊtə]
n
1. a person or thing that distributes
2. (Business / Commerce) a wholesaler or middleman engaged in the distribution of a category of goods, esp to retailers in a specific area
3. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the device in a petrol engine that distributes the high-tension voltage to the sparking plugs in the sequence of the firing order