contributor[noun]Synonyms: giver, donor, patron, subscriber, supporter
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧trib‧u‧tor AC /kənˈtrɪbjətə, kənˈtrɪbjʊtə $ -ər/
noun [countable] [
Word Family: noun:
contribution,
contributor;
verb:
contribute;
adjective:
contributory]
1. someone who gives money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in:
campaign contributorscontributor to Dr Win was a major contributor to the research.2. someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc
contributor to a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine3. formal someone or something that helps to cause something to happen
contributor to Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲