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contributor
noun
a
person
who
gives
money
,
time
,
or
other
help
to
support
a
cause
,
project
,
or
organization
•
Local
businesses
acted
as
generous
contributors
to
the
town
’
s
new
library
.
Local
businesses
acted
as
generous
contributors
to
the
town
’
s
new
library
.
•
The
online
fundraiser
quickly
reached
its
goal
after
hundreds
of
small
contributors
gave
five
dollars
each
.
The
online
fundraiser
quickly
reached
its
goal
after
hundreds
of
small
contributors
gave
five
dollars
each
.
from
Latin
‘
contribut-
’
meaning
‘
added
together
’,
via
the
verb
‘
contribute
’
+
the
agent
suffix
‘
-or
’
noun
a
person
who
writes
articles
,
photographs
,
or
other
content
for
a
newspaper
,
magazine
,
website
,
or
broadcast
,
often
without
being
a
full-time
staff
member
•
She
became
a
regular
contributor
to
the
science
section
of
the
newspaper
.
She
became
a
regular
contributor
to
the
science
section
of
the
newspaper
.
•
The
magazine
pays
each
freelance
contributor
per
published
photograph
.
The
magazine
pays
each
freelance
contributor
per
published
photograph
.
derived
from
the
sense
of
‘
contribute
’
meaning
‘
to
supply
written
material
’
in
the
late
19th
century
noun
something
that
helps
to
cause
a
particular
result
or
situation
•
Stress
is
a
key
contributor
to
many
health
problems
.
Stress
is
a
key
contributor
to
many
health
problems
.
•
Air
pollution
is
a
major
contributor
to
climate
change
.
Air
pollution
is
a
major
contributor
to
climate
change
.
extended
figurative
use
from
the
idea
of
a
person
‘
contributing
’,
first
recorded
in
the
mid-20th
century
