contributor

English

Alternative forms

• contributour (obsolete)

Etymology

contribute +‎ -or

Noun

contributor (plural contributors)

1. A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

   I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.

2. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.

   He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.

3. A person instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

   With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the indigenous gene pool.

4. A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

   William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of the New York Times for many years.

Translations

a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause

• Bulgarian: благодетел (bg) (blagodetel) m
• Danish: bidragyder (da)
• Esperanto: subtenanto (eo)
• Finnish: hyväntekijä (fi)

• French: contributeur (fr)
• Hebrew: תורם (torem) m, תורמת (toremet) f
• Portuguese: benemérito (pt) m, benemérita (pt) f

a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution

• Bulgarian: поддръжник (bg) (poddrǎžnik) m
• Danish: bidragyder (da)
• Esperanto: apoganto (eo), adepto (eo), ano (eo)

• Finnish: myötävaikuttaja, edistäjä
• Portuguese: adepto (pt) m, adepta (pt) f

a person instrumental in the creation or growth of something

• Esperanto: kontribuanto (eo)

a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc

• Bulgarian: дописник (bg) (dopisnik) m
• Esperanto: kunlaboranto (eo)

• French: soumissionnaire (fr), contributeur (fr)