Words / B2

k-uh-n-TRIB-y-uh-t-uh/kənˈtrɪbjətə/

A contributor gives money, work, or a text, or is a cause of a result: a contributor to the journal; a major contributor to the fall. Contribute is the verb (already in the dictionary). Author is narrower for writing. Poor sleep as a contributor to falling scores.

Meaning

A person who gives money, work, or a piece of writing; also a cause of a result.

Examples

• “Poor sleep was a major contributor to the fall in test scores.”
• “Freelance contributors filed copy after midnight, which is the journalism sense.”

Good to know

a contributor to. Verb: contribute. Cause sense: a contributing factor. Journalism: a contributor. Related: contribution. Not only money.

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