contributor
English
Alternative forms
- contributour (obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or.
Noun
contributor (plural contributors)
- A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
- I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.
- A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
- He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.
- A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
- With her strength and intelligence, she was an important contributor to the victorious effort.
- 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
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a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution
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a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something
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a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc
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