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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

/ 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

“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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  • con·trib·u·to·ri·al [k, uh, n-trib-y, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
  • noncon·tribu·tor 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

Next year, the organization should name Kenny Washington as one of the important players and contributors to the game.

Wide receiver Antonio Brown was a major contributor with two catches for 21 yards after missing the NFC title game with a knee injury.

She is a senior contributor for Forbes and High Country columnist for the Aspen Times with other work appearing in the Denver Post, Modern Luxury, Curbed, Thrillist, and more.

From Eater

They added key defensive contributors such as safety Tyrann Mathieu and defensive end Frank Clark, and they subsequently improved from 30th to 13th in schedule-adjusted EPA on that side of the ball.

Kathi Wolfe, a writer and poet, is a regular contributor to the Blade.

The omission of contributor information on future reports should not be assumed to be an oversight.

Daily Beast contributor Dr. Kent Sepkowitz joined The Colbert Report last night to talk Ebola and whether we're all going to die.

A Fox News contributor went so far as to showcase the many brands of boot available to our troops.

To date no conclusion can be made as to the contributor to the incident and it would be sub judice to say so.

“That is a great idea,” fellow roundtable contributor Carson Daly stated.

He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.

These Orchestras are chiefly selected from the ranks of the people, of whom the artisan is the chief contributor.

To the Railway News he was a valued contributor, and in railway polemics a master.

The Felibrean festivities continue, the numerous publications in the Provençal tongue still have in him a constant contributor.

John Powell of Richmond is considered Virginia's greatest single contributor to the musical composition field.

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