contributor.
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
Meaning & usage
A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.
A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.
A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
Where this word comes from
From Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.