contributorcon‧trib‧u‧tor /kənˈtrɪbjətə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] 
Examples
campaign contributorscontributor to Dr Win was a major contributor to the research.2someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etccontributor to a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine3formal someone or something that helps to cause something to happencontributor to Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- The letter went to 800 of Durenberger's campaign contributors.
- Examiner contributor Bernard Gilbert is a writer and performer who acts carelessly in San Francisco.
- Ten federal researchers were listed as contributors, but seven of them quickly disavowed any connection with it.
- Thank you to all our contributors for being so prompt with all your articles.
- The most obvious contributor was indeed the organization.
- There is no invested fund, only promises of how much future contributors will be prepared to pay.
- Well over half of profit still came from overseas, and marine paint and powder coatings were narrowly the largest contributors.
WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishing
Collocationsabstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big
Word family· Unfortunately, the next biggest contributor was Extras, and 286 all out looked very thin; until, that is, I.T.· Contractors may be the biggest of all contributors.· The group's flagship consultancy business was again its biggest contributor, delivering revenue of £47.3m, up 20 per cent.· The technology is set up to register carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions, big contributors to poor air quality.· A 19 percent slump in the value of sterling against the Hong Kong dollar was a big contributor.· Because they are not big campaign contributors while those who profit from the present system are.· Tourism is our second biggest contributor - after North Sea oil - to gross domestic product.
► important· A reduced fibre content of the diet on its own might be an important contributor to the development of colonic cancer.· Emotional interaction using ideas is therefore an important contributor to creative and flexible thinking.· Water added to the oceans from melting of land-based ice is the other important contributor to the predicted increase in sea level.· Order and quiet are important contributors to a good learning environment.· Social cohesion is the most powerful defence against madness, the most important contributor to mental health.· In addition to its role in conserving heat, double, glazing is an important contributor to the reduction of condensation.· They are important contributors to the service delivery promised by the school to current and prospective pupils and parents.
► individual· It is even unclear whether the individual contributors see their particular expertise being subsumed into this new academic category.· New branch managers were generally promoted from the ranks for competence and achievements as individual contributors.· We have also been receiving wonderful gifts ongoing I hope from individual contributors.· The new managers had to learn how to think, feel, and value as managers instead of as individual contributors.· As individual contributors, they had worked closely with managers who held the very positions in which they now found themselves.· But the subordinates accentuated the differences between the roles of individual contributor and manager that best fitted their interests.· In spite of their established qualifications as individual contributors, many new managers never adjust successfully to managerial responsibilities.· But the traditional source of big political money continued to be individual contributors.
► large· Britain also is the largest contributor of heavy metals, copper, cadmium, lead, to the North Sea. 3.· Westlands, and other Valley agribusiness interests, are politically powerful and large campaign contributors.· The momentum thrust is a much larger contributor to the overall thrust than the pressure thrust.· The Gallo family is the largest single lifetime contributor to Bob Dole, who is certain to be the Republican presidential nominee.· Well over half of profit still came from overseas, and marine paint and powder coatings were narrowly the largest contributors.· And in an electoral system dominated by money, that often means the short-term interests of their largest campaign contributors.· Both books are anthologies of materials by a large number of contributors.
► main· Emigration Emigration and tourism have long been the main contributors to the economy of Madeira, emigration being the older.· The firms participating in this new company are among the main contributors to Conservative Party funds.
► major· For example, although industry is often considered as a major contributor to smog, this may not always be the case.· The process causes leaks and blockages around the system, and is a major contributor to pump failure.· B has shown she can be a major contributor.· A major contributor to M.I.'s success is the flexibility of the courses, both in style and structure.· Some major contributors not only got to meet the president, they got to bring their friends.· Nothing in this article negates the evidence that poverty itself is a major contributor to ill-health.· Westbrook has been a major party contributor, and he chaired the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee from 1993-1994.
► other· As far as we know, no other Esquire contributors can make this claim.· Water added to the oceans from melting of land-based ice is the other important contributor to the predicted increase in sea level.
► political· Recently, for example, Clinton held a news conference to explain what he had been doing vis-a-vis political contributors.
► regular· The Friends started a list of regular contributors and nowadays get donations from more than 55 percent of their subscribers.· Among them were a score of painters who were regular contributors to the Salon exhibitions.· The core of regular contributors are essential here, providing regular columns and continuity from issue to issue.
► significant· A significant contributor to this will be the Urengoy export pipeline.· Technique errors were less significant contributors to measurement inaccuracies. 7.· It is expected that these new launches will, in time, be significant contributors to the profit growth of this business.· This was not pursued when it was realised that quite small countries like Ireland could become significant contributors.
► single· The Gallo family is the largest single lifetime contributor to Bob Dole, who is certain to be the Republican presidential nominee.
NOUN► campaign· Westlands, and other Valley agribusiness interests, are politically powerful and large campaign contributors.· Seventeen of those guests were campaign contributors, documents show.· And in an electoral system dominated by money, that often means the short-term interests of their largest campaign contributors.
VERB► become· She became a prolific contributor to magazines and newspapers, and began to have books and novels published.· This was not pursued when it was realised that quite small countries like Ireland could become significant contributors.· The other fallacy is that when people reach 65 they stop becoming contributors to the economy.
WORD FAMILYnouncontributioncontributoradjectivecontributoryverbcontribute
1someone 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.2someone who writes a story, song, speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etccontributor to a regular contributor to ‘Time’ magazine3formal someone or something that helps to cause something to happencontributor to Cars are still one of the principal contributors to air pollution.