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subdistributor

subdistributor noun: one who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers.

Noun

subdistributor (plural subdistributors)

  1. One who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers.
    • Subdistributors called rack jobbers buy CDs, DVDs, and music merchandise from wholesale distributors and lease shelf space in drugstores, bookstores, department stores, and other retailers whose primary businesses are not selling music.2011, Martha Maeda, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label

Forms of subdistributor

pluralsubdistributors

Origin of subdistributor

From sub- + distributor.

Questions about subdistributor

What does subdistributor mean?
Subdistributor means one who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers.
What part of speech is subdistributor?
Subdistributor is a noun.
What is the plural of subdistributor?
The plural of subdistributor is subdistributors.

Words near subdistributor in the dictionary

  1. subdistinguishes
  2. subdistinguishing
  3. subdistribution
  4. subdistributional
  5. subdistributions
  6. subdistributor
  7. subdistributors
  8. subdistrict
  9. subdistricted
  10. subdistricting
  11. subdistricts

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