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contributor

American  
[kuhn-trib-yuh-ter] / kənˈtrɪb yə tər /

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 British  
/ kənˈtrɪbjʊtə /

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
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Other Word Forms

  • contributorial adjective
  • noncontributor noun

Etymology

Origin of contributor

1400–50; late Middle English contributour < Anglo-French. See contribute, -tor

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