contributor

Someone who helps or takes part in a cause, activity, or organization.

• He is a valuable contributor to the team.
• Many contributors helped organize the protest.
• The club thanked its contributors for their time and effort.

How to use it: contributor to something (She is an active contributor to the community project.)

Similar words: participant, supporter

Common phrases: active contributor, key contributor, contributor to something

Someone who writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website.

• The magazine needs new contributors.
• Our youngest contributor wrote about school life.
• Is she still a contributor to that newspaper?

How to use it: contributor to something (He is a regular contributor to a gardening magazine.)

Similar words: writer

Common phrases: regular contributor, magazine contributor, contributor to something

Someone who gives money to a charity or a cause.

• Every contributor received a thank-you letter.
• He became a major contributor to the relief fund.
• The charity depends on small gifts from thousands of contributors.

How to use it: contributor to something (She is a regular contributor to the children’s charity.)

Similar words: donor, benefactor

Common phrases: major contributor, regular contributor, contributor to something

Someone who helps something develop or succeed.

• Every contributor helped the project succeed.
• He became an important contributor to local development.
• The researchers were valuable contributors to our understanding of disease.

How to use it: contributor to something (She was a key contributor to the project.)

Similar words: participant, helper

Common phrases: major contributor, valuable contributor, contributor to something

Something that helps cause a result, together with other things.

• Stress is one contributor to poor sleep.
• The report identified several contributors to the crisis.
• Could noise be a contributor to his headaches?

How to use it: contributor to something (Traffic is a major contributor to air pollution.)

Similar words: factor, cause

Common phrases: major contributor, significant contributor, contributor to something