Meaning & use

Distributer

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A person or company that supplies goods to retailers or other buyers; a variant spelling of "distributor."

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The distributer shipped the new products to stores across the country.

The company signed a deal with a regional distributer to expand sales.

A note on using this word

"Distributor" is the standard spelling in modern English; "distributer" appears occasionally as a variant but is generally considered nonstandard.

Words with a similar meaning

distributorsupplier

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