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Etymology

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sub- +‎ distributor

Noun

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subdistributor (plural subdistributors)

  1. (business) One who purchases goods from a distributor and sells them on to retailers.
    • 2011, Martha Maeda, How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Independent Record Label:
      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.