Dictionary

contributor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒn.tɹɪb.juː-/ (UK)
• /-juː-/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /-ju-/ (US)
• /-jʊ-/ (UK)
• /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/ (UK)
• /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
   • I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.
2. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
   • He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.
   • The nation lost two major contributors to the cause of human rights in the murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk on Nov. 27. 1978 December 9, George Mendenhall, “Harvey Milk, Mayor Moscone Slain in Shooting”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 1:
3. A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
   • Methane is a major contributor to global warming
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.

Forms

Deriveds

contributorial · contributress · noncontributor · contributorship · multicontributor · supercontributor

Translations (78)

es contribuidor (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · de Beitragszahler (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · pt contribuinte (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · he תורם (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · nb bidragsyter (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · da bidragyder (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · eo adepto (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · es colaborador (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · eo kontribuanto (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · es articulista (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · da bidragsyder (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · sv bidragsgivare (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · ru благоде́тель (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · la collator (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · ca col·laborador (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · eo subtenanto (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · it sostenitore (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · gv cohoyrtagh (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · ca contribuent (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · da bidragsyder (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · bg поддръжник (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · pt adepto (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · de Beitragender (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · eo ano (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · no bidragsytar (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · it benefattore (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · he תורמת (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · eo kunlaboranto (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · es colaborador (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · da bidragyder (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · fr soumissionnaire (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · it collaboratore (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · sw mchangiaji (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · no bidragsytar (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · it donatore (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · de Unterstützer (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · sv bidragsgivare (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · da bidragsyder (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · es contribuidor (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · pt benemérito (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · es colaborador (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · eo apoganto (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · fi hyväntekijä (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · pt contribuidor (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · fr contributeur (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · es donante (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · fi myötävaikuttaja (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · bg дописник (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · la collātor (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · es contribuidor (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · ru благоде́тельница (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · nb bidragsyter (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · fi edistäjä (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · no bidragsytar (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · sw mchangiaji (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · it contribuente (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · ca donant (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · bg благодетел (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · de Mitarbeiter (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · no bidragsytar (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · da bidragyder (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · sv bidragsgivare (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · nb bidragsyter (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · fr contributeur (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · sv bidragsgivare (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · de Mitwirkender (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · nb bidragsyter (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · de Mitwirkender (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · es contribuyente (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · nl donateur (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · de Mitmacher (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something) · gv screeuder (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · ru уча́стник, внося́щий вклад (a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution) · da bidragsyder (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · es contribuidor (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · it collaboratore (a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc) · de Spender (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause) · da bidragyder (a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something)