contributor
Use Contributor in a sentence
yə 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.
Related forms
non·con·trib·u·tor, noun
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| —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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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
It was out of place to panic over vaccines but it is also incorrect to completely dismiss vaccines as a contributor as well.
Coal smoke is not the sole cause of these deaths, but it is a major contributor.
The street as a playground is a heavy contributor to the undertaker's bank account in more than one way.
The yearbooks show him as a respectable contributor but not a star.
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