ship chandler vs distributor

ship chandler and distributor both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of ship chandler include distributer.

ship chandler (noun)	distributor (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
	a company that markets merchandise
	someone who markets merchandise
	a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion