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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

/ əˈٰɪʊə /

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • contributorial adjective
  • noncontributor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of contributor1

1400–50; late Middle English contributour < Anglo-French. See contribute, -tor
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A regular contributor to the Times, Woods is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, the editor of several anthologies and four novels in the “Charlotte Justice” mystery series.

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Further, a recent study found that monitoring email after hours is a main contributor to a lack of work-life balance.

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Kershaw believes he can once again be a contributor on a championship team.

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"We're already the third highest contributor in cash terms to Nato," the spokesman said.

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Wallace met Schmidt, 41, at MSNBC, where he is a contributor.

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