contributor

contributor

/kənˈtrɪbjətə(r)/

1 contributor (to something) a person who writes articles for a magazine, book or website, or who talks on a radio or television programme or at a meeting

a regular contributor to this magazine

I am a contributor to several blogs.

She was a long-time contributor to Time Magazine.

The core of regular contributors is essential to the magazine.

She continues to be a regular contributor to the journal.

Collocations Dictionary

adjective

importantkeysignificant…

preposition

contributor to

2 contributor (to something) a person or thing that provides money or goods to help pay for or support something

Older people are important contributors to the economy.

the largest net contributor to EU funds

Politicians are often suspected of trying to appease campaign contributors from the oil industry.

net contributors to the economy

3 contributor (to something) something that helps to cause something

Sulphur dioxide is a pollutant and a major contributor to acid rain.

Word Origin

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contributour, from Latin contribut- ‘added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.