contributor

[kuhn-trib-yuh-ter]

noun

1. a person who contributes money, assistance, etc.

2. a person who contributes an article, story, etc., to a newspaper, magazine, or the like.

contributor

/ kənˈtrɪbjʊtə /

noun

1. a person who contributes, esp one who writes for a newspaper or one who makes a donation to a cause, etc

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of contributor¹

1400–50; late Middle English contributour < Anglo-French. See contribute, -tor

Example Sentences

Senior DJ Harvey was brought in from the transfer portal to be a major contributor at corner, but he has fallen far short of those expectations.

From Los Angeles Times

In his years out of government, Homan became a household name in conservative circles as a frequent contributor on Fox News.

From Salon

Darian Dandridge, an Image contributor and Long Beach native, says the style on the runway and during the night as a whole embodied “history, memory and the desire to dig deeper.”

From Los Angeles Times

The current buzzword around government is "contribution" - convincing people that they will be beneficiaries and not just contributors to a welfare state.

From BBC

His tactics directly mirrored those he laid out as a contributor to Project 2025: Using informal pressure backed by license review authority to guide content decisions without needing formal rulemaking.

From Salon

Related Words

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