Also, leger. Angling. a lead sinker with a hole in one end through which the line passes, enabling the bait and the sinker to rest on the bottom and allowing the fish to take the bait without detecting the sinker. Origin of ledger Expand. 1475-1485. 1475-85; earlier legger book, probably equivalent to legg(en) to lay1 + -er -er1.
Tweet. Key difference: The main difference between a distributor and a retailer is that, a distributor supplies the products, goods and/or services, while a retailer sells the products, goods and/or services.
Definition of Supplier and a Distributor. Supplier: Supplier is the provider of a product or service which can be traced back to the provider. Distributor: Distributor is the organisation that purchases products from a supplier on a contract basis, warehouses them, and then resells them to retailers.