contributor

English

Alternative forms

• contributour (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/, /-ju-/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/, /-juː-/, /-jʊ-/, /ˈkɒn.tɹɪb.juː-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

contributor (plural contributors)

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.
   • 1978 December 9, George Mendenhall, “Harvey Milk, Mayor Moscone Slain in Shooting”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 1:

     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.

   He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.

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.

Derived terms

• contributorial
• contributorship
• contributress
• multicontributor
• noncontributor
• supercontributor

Translations

a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause

• Bulgarian: благодетел (bg) m (blagodetel)
• Danish: bidragyder (da) c, bidragsyder (da) c
• Dutch: donateur (nl)
• Esperanto: subtenanto
• Finnish: hyväntekijä
• French: contributeur (fr)
• German: Spender (de) m, Beitragszahler (de) m
• Hebrew: תורם m (torem), תורמת f (toremet)
• Italian: donatore (it) m, benefattore (it) m, contribuente (it) m
• Latin: collātor m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bidragsyter (no) m

  Nynorsk: bidragsytar (no) m

• Portuguese: benemérito (pt) m
• Russian: благоде́тель (ru) m (blagodételʹ), благоде́тельница (ru) f (blagodételʹnica)
• Spanish: donante (es) m
• Swahili: mchangiaji
• Swedish: bidragsgivare (sv) c

a person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution

• Bulgarian: поддръжник (bg) m (poddrǎžnik)
• Catalan: contribuent (ca) m or f
• Danish: bidragyder (da) c, bidragsyder (da) c
• Esperanto: apoganto, adepto (eo), ano (eo)
• Finnish: myötävaikuttaja, edistäjä (fi)
• German: Unterstützer (de) m, Mitwirkender m
• Italian: sostenitore (it), collaboratore (it) m
• Latin: collator m
• Manx: cohoyrtagh m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bidragsyter (no) m

  Nynorsk: bidragsytar (no) m

• Portuguese: adepto (pt) m, contribuidor (pt) m, contribuinte (pt) m or f
• Russian: уча́стник, внося́щий вклад m (učástnik, vnosjáščij vklad)
• Spanish: colaborador m, contribuyente (es) m
• Swedish: bidragsgivare (sv) c

a person or thing instrumental in the creation or growth of something

• Danish: bidragyder (da) c, bidragsyder (da) c
• Esperanto: kontribuanto
• German: Beitragender m, Mitmacher m, Mitwirkender m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bidragsyter (no) m

  Nynorsk: bidragsytar (no) m

• Spanish: colaborador m
• Swahili: mchangiaji
• Swedish: bidragsgivare (sv) c

a person who contributes articles to a newspaper, magazine etc

• Bulgarian: дописник (bg) m (dopisnik)
• Danish: bidragyder (da) c, bidragsyder (da) c
• Esperanto: kunlaboranto
• French: soumissionnaire (fr), contributeur (fr)
• German: Mitarbeiter (de) m
• Italian: collaboratore (it)
• Manx: screeuder m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bidragsyter (no) m

  Nynorsk: bidragsytar (no) m

• Spanish: colaborador m, articulista (es)
• Swedish: bidragsgivare (sv) c