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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

  • Dz·ٰ··ٴ·· [k, uh, n-trib-y, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • ԴDzcDz·ٰu·ٴǰ 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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Example Sentences

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Keith said he and other contributors were carefully selected to ensure a range of scientific expertise and regions were represented.

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Rove, a regular contributor to Fox News, stopped by the network over the weekend to lay into the Trump administration over their nosediving approval ratings.

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Given the overlap between spring practice and the transfer portal, the Bruins are missing at least a handful of players — including starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava — expected to be significant contributors next season.

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His advice was to ignore what decades of scientific research have established as contributors to the reported increase in autism prevalence.

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Other experts also point to climate change and the runoff from the recent fires in Palisades as contributors to the algae bloom.

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