What does contributor mean?

Definitions for contributor
con·trib·u·tor

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word contributor.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. subscriber, contributornoun

    someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

  2. contributornoun

    a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

Wiktionary

  1. contributornoun

    A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

    I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.

  2. contributornoun

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

    He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.

  3. contributornoun

    A person instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

    With her strength and intelligence, she is an important contributor to the indigenous gene pool.

  4. contributornoun

    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.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Contributornoun

    One that bears a part in some common design; one that helps forward, or exerts his endeavours to some end, in conjunction with others.

    Etymology: from contribute.

    I promis’d we would be contributors,
    And bear his charge of wooing, whatsoe’er. William Shakespeare.

    A grand contributor to our dissentions is passion. Dec. of Piety.

    Art thou a true lover of thy country? Zealous for its religious and civil liberties? And a chearful contributor to all those publick expences which have been thought necessary to secure them? Francis Atterbury.

ChatGPT

  1. contributor

    A contributor is a person, organization, or thing that provides something, especially money, support, ideas, or a significant effort, towards a particular task, project, event, or any cause. In different contexts, a contributor could also mean someone who creates content for print or digital media, or someone who makes a regular donation or investment.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contributor in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contributor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of contributor in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Mote:

    Greenland has been an increasing contributor to global sea level rise over the past two decades.

  2. Jo Barnes:

    Perhaps it is not surprising that profit margins take precedence over public health, but with transport emissions the main contributor to urban air pollution, resulting in nearly 10,000 early deaths a year in London alone ... the public should be utterly outraged.

  3. Energy Transfer Equity:

    Since acquiring the Sunoco LP -LRB- SUN.N -RRB- assets, Energy Transfer has received many unsolicited calls from parties interested in purchasing the Sunoco LP -LRB- SUN.N -RRB- assets. We have consistently responded that we have no interest in selling. We fully expect for Sunoco LP -LRB- SUN.N -RRB- to continue to be a positive contributor to Energy Transfer.

  4. Tania Luna:

    If you are constantly being interrupted, that could harm your career pretty quickly, you won't be seen as an impactful contributor.

  5. Melody Bryant:

    We’ve just gone through a period where capital gains were the largest contributor to returns, now we’re going to enter a period where dividends are going to be the prime driver.

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