Contributor

//kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

    "I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International."

  2. 2
    a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.

    "He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests."

  4. 4
    someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money wordnet
  5. 5
    A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

    "Methane is a major contributor to global warming"

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  1. 6
    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."

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"A good Tatoeba contributor adopts orphaned sentences so the rest of us can focus on Christopher Columbus and his zany antics."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or.

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