ship chandler vs distributer

ship chandler and distributer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ship chandler	Yes	No	No	No
distributer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, distributer is a hypernym of ship chandler; that is, distributer is a word with a broader meaning than ship chandler:

Other hypernyms of ship chandler include distributor.

ship chandler (noun)	distributer (noun)
a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships	electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
	someone who markets merchandise