contributor

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ UK /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #35827

Meanings

1

noun
A person or thing that helps to cause or create something.

Methane is a major contributor to global warming.
2

noun
A person who writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website.

She has been a regular contributor to the magazine for ten years.
3

noun
A person who gives money to a cause or charity.

He is a longstanding financial contributor to the local hospital.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 noun · a person who gives money to... donor subscriber

Word family

Forms contributors

Derived forms contributorialcontributorshipcontributressmulticontributornoncontributorsupercontributor

Etymology

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

contributour xno contribuō Latin

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Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# contributor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 35827

## Meanings
1. A person or thing that helps to cause or create something.
2. A person who writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website.
3. A person who gives money to a cause or charity.

## Examples
- Methane is a major contributor to global warming.
- She has been a regular contributor to the magazine for ten years.
- He is a longstanding financial contributor to the local hospital.

## Derived Forms
- contributorial
- contributorship
- contributress
- multicontributor
- noncontributor
- supercontributor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: contributour
- Root: contribuō

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

## AI Etymology
Contributor comes from Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or. The historical chain includes contributour (Anglo-Norman) and contribuō (Latin). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as contributorial, contributorship, contributress, and multicontributor. In present use it covers a person or thing that helps to cause or create something, a person who writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website, and a person who gives money to a cause or charity.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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