Supplier vs Distributor - What's the difference?
supplier | distributor |
One who supplies; a provider.
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, passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}
(soccer) Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.
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, date=January 16
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One who distributes, a thing that distributes.
In an internal combustion engine, the device that distributes current to the spark plugs.
As nouns the difference between supplier and distributor
is that supplier is one who supplies; a provider while distributor is one who distributes, a thing that distributes.supplier
English
(wikipedia supplier)Noun
(en noun)citation
citation, page= , passage=Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.}}