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contributor

[kuhn-trib-yuh-ter] Origin

con·trib·u·tor

[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.

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

con·trib·u·to·ri·al [kuhn-trib-yuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
non·con·trib·u·tor, noun
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contributor (kənˈtrɪbjʊtə)
 
n
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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contributor
1530, from Anglo-Fr. contributour, from V.L. *contributorem, agent noun from contribut-, stem of contribuere (see contribution). Related: Contributory (mid-15c.).
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