This is the 16215th most frequent Russian word.
распространители
Distributors.
Here, 'распространители' refers to individuals who distribute newspapers.
Распространители газет с самого утра начали свою работу.
The distributors of newspapers started their work early in the morning.
'распространители' here denotes people who spread rumors or gossip.
Информация была передана через распространителей слухов.
The information was passed on through the spreaders of rumors.
In this context, 'распространители' is used metaphorically to describe individuals or entities sharing knowledge.