contributor
Americannoun
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a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.
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a person who contributes an article, story, etc., to a newspaper, magazine, or the like.
noun
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a person who contributes, esp one who writes for a newspaper or one who makes a donation to a cause, etc
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something that is a factor in or is partly responsible for something
alcohol was a contributor to his death
Other Word Forms
- contributorial adjective
- noncontributor noun
Etymology
Origin of contributor
1400–50; late Middle English contributour < Anglo-French. See contribute, -tor
Example Sentences
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On the other hand, Alphabet was a positive contributor to the S&P 500 in November, Colas said, after its shares rallied on renewed hope and interest in Google’s AI efforts.
From MarketWatch
O'Brien remembered encountering Hayes for the first time when he worked as a contributor to a BBC radio show and watched him in action in the studio.
From BBC
Sports-related traumatic brain injuries represent up to 30 percent of all brain injury cases, with boxing and mixed martial arts among the leading contributors.
From Science Daily
Germany was the biggest contributor to the total budget with more than five billion euros, while France put in 3.7 billion euros.
From Barron's
Even after accounting for important contributors such as obesity, age and high blood pressure, the investigators still found a clear association between untreated sleep apnea and Parkinson's disease.
From Science Daily
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