Definition of Contributor

1. Noun. Someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money.

Exact synonyms: Subscriber
Generic synonyms: Bestower, Conferrer, Donor, Giver, Presenter
Derivative terms: Contribute, Subscribe

2. Noun. A writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book.
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Contributor

1. n. One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine.

Definition of Contributor

1. Noun. A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause. ¹

2. Noun. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution. ¹

3. Noun. A person instrumental in the creation or growth of something. ¹

4. Noun. A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Contributor

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Contributor

contretemps
contribs
contributable
contribute
contributed
contributer
contributers
contributes
contributing
contributing(a)
contribution
contributional
contributions
contributive
contributively
contributor (current term)
contributorily
contributors
contributorship
contributorships
contributory
contributory negligence
contributour
contributours
contributress
contributrix
contrist
contristed
contristing
contrists

Literary usage of Contributor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1898)
"WANDERINGS OF OUR FAT contributor. [The fattest of our contributors left London ... Interesting as our Fat contributor is, yet it may chance that we shall ..."

2. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"... FAT contributor WHEN our friend, the Fat contributor, arrived from the East, he was the object of a good deal of curiosity, especially among the younger ..."

3. The Publications of the Selden Society by Selden Society (1900)
"Also every contributor who is in brotherhood with any other craft in the town of ... Also every contributor of the said craft who has been warned by the ..."

4. Teachers' Pension Systems in the United States: A Critical and Descriptive Study by Paul Studenski (1920)
"Should a contributor resign from the position by virtue of which he is a contributor under the provisions of this act, or should he, upon transferring from ..."

5. The Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray (1889)
"WANDERINGS OF OUR FAT contributor. i. [The fattest of our contributors left ... Interesting as our Fat contributor is, yet it may chance that we shall hear ..."

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