contributor
Pluralcontributors
- 1A person or thing that plays a key part in the creation or growth of something.
Like a single stream that feeds into a much larger river.
Cheap credit was a leading contributor to the housing boom.
Several early backers stand out as contributors to the company's eventual success.
- 2A person who donates money or other support to a charity or cause.
Like a patron whose gifts keep a struggling theater open.
Only a handful of contributors kept the shelter open through the winter.
As a long-time contributor, he received an invitation to the gala.
Similardonor, benefactor, patron, giver, backer
Oppositerecipient, beneficiary
- 3A person who writes articles that are published in a newspaper, magazine, or online publication.
He signed on as a contributor to the science section last spring.
The editor lined up three new contributors for the relaunched website.
Similarwriter, columnist, correspondent, journalist, freelancer
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman "contributour" (from Latin "contribuō"), equivalent to "contribute" plus the suffix "-or."