Meaning

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

    I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.

    Spender, Beitragszahler

    благоде́тельblagodételʹ, благоде́тельницаblagodételʹnica

  2. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.

    He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.

    Unterstützer, Mitwirkender

    уча́стник, внося́щий вкладučástnik, vnosjáščij vklad

  3. A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

    Methane is a major contributor to global warming

    Beitragender, Mitmacher, Mitwirkender

  4. 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.

    Mitarbeiter

    a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

Examples

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  1. Tom isn't our largest contributor.

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  2. Tom is our top contributor.

    ruТом — наш главный сотрудник.

    deTom ist unser Mitarbeiter Nr. 1.

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  3. I hope you become an advanced contributor.

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  4. That doesn’t sit well with some contributors.

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  5. Dan is not a contributor to this site.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause:
a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause:
a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution:
a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something:
a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: contributors

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money:subscriber

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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