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distributor

/dɪˈstrɪbjətə(r)/noun

उच्चारण डिस्ट्रिब्यटर

वितरक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person or company that supplies goods to shops

    वितरक

    • a film distributor
    • The biscuit distributor supplies every grocery store in the town.
    • The local distributor delivers fresh milk to all the shops.
    + 2 more examples
    • Our film got a good distributor, so it reached many cinemas.
    • He works as a distributor for a major soft drinks company.

    Synonyms supplier wholesaler dealer agent

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a distributor (person or company)

A distributor supplies goods to shops or buyers. It is countable.

Distributor दुकानों या खरीदारों तक माल पहुँचाने वाला व्यक्ति या कंपनी है। यह गणनीय है।

  • The company appointed a new distributor for the state.
  • Local distributors supply medicines to chemists.

distributor of / for + noun

Use of for the goods and for for the company it supplies.

माल के लिए 'of' और जिस कंपनी के लिए वह काम करता है उसके लिए 'for' आता है।

  • He is a distributor of school books.
  • She is the sole distributor for this brand.

sole / authorised distributor

These common phrases mean the only or the officially approved seller.

ये सामान्य phrases एकमात्र या आधिकारिक रूप से स्वीकृत विक्रेता को बताते हैं।

  • The authorised distributor offers a one-year guarantee.

distributor (machine part)

In a car engine, the distributor sends electricity to the spark plugs.

कार के इंजन में distributor spark plug तक बिजली पहुँचाता है।

  • The mechanic replaced the distributor.
+Collocations 4

adjective + distributor

authorisedsolelocalwholesaleregionalofficial

  • He is the sole distributor of the brand in Bihar.

distributor + noun

networkagreementmarginlicencepricechain

  • The distributor margin is ten per cent.

verb + distributor

appointbecomework asact ascontact

  • She works as a distributor for a milk brand.

distributor + of

booksmedicinesnewspapersgrainsfilmselectronics

  • He is a leading distributor of films in the south.
“More examples 5
  • The newspaper distributor delivers copies to every shop by six in the morning.

समाचार-पत्र वितरक सुबह छह बजे तक हर दुकान पर प्रतियाँ पहुँचा देता है।

  • Radhika's uncle is a distributor of packaged tea.

राधिका के चाचा पैकेट वाली चाय के वितरक हैं।

  • The film's distributor released it in two hundred theatres.

फ़िल्म के वितरक ने उसे दो सौ सिनेमाघरों में प्रदर्शित किया।

  • Customers must buy only from an authorised distributor.

ग्राहकों को केवल अधिकृत वितरक से ही खरीदना चाहिए।

  • The distributor offers shopkeepers a discount on bulk orders.

वितरक दुकानदारों को थोक आदेशों पर छूट देता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is a distributer of the company.

✓ He is a distributor for the company.

The spelling is distributor (-or), and for is used with the company.

Spelling 'distributor' (-or) है, और कंपनी के साथ 'for' आता है।

✗ The distributor of the company supplies goods in village.

✓ The company's distributor supplies goods in villages.

A singular noun needs an article, or use the plural villages for the general idea.

एकवचन संज्ञा को article चाहिए, या सामान्य अर्थ के लिए बहुवचन 'villages' लिखें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These nouns are all in the chain that brings goods to buyers, but each stands at a different point.

ये संज्ञाएँ उस श्रृंखला में आती हैं जो माल को खरीदारों तक पहुँचाती है, पर हर एक अलग स्थान पर खड़ी है।

distributor

Supplies goods from a maker to shops.

निर्माता से दुकानों तक माल पहुँचाता है।

  • The distributor delivered the stock.

retailer

Sells goods to the public.

जनता को माल बेचता है।

  • The retailer displayed the goods.

wholesaler

Sells large quantities to shops.

दुकानों को बड़ी मात्रा में बेचता है।

  • The wholesaler gave a bulk discount.
≈Synonyms and antonyms