CONTRIBUTOR Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

contributor

noun

Definition of contributor

as in donor

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Recent Examples of contributor Brain as infrastructure, brain as business This summer, neurologist and STAT contributor Jason Karlawish attended the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for the first time in nine years. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 28 July 2026 Trevor Phillips, who joined CBS News as senior global affairs correspondent, will also be a contributor. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 Additionally, Gianna Toboni, a News Emmy-winning former senior correspondent at Vice News, is now a 60 Minutes contributor. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 July 2026 Several internal names are still being considered for full-time and contributor roles on the program. — Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor

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Noun

These very same donors, Eustis said, are the ones who feel most excited to be sitting among the citizenry in Central Park, watching the beauty of public art unfold in a joyous communal atmosphere.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Such strategies are fueling debate over whether Africa’s off-grid solar sector has reached a financial turning point, attracting mainstream investors beyond its traditional base of donor agencies and development finance institutions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of donor

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After Gretchen Whitmer, the state’s popular Democratic governor, endorsed Stevens last week, El-Sayed explained the choice as the inevitable product of the two women’s benefactors.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Working with patrons Anadol counters that anyone can have free access to the models his studio develops, and that there's nothing new about contemporary artists' relationships with rich and powerful benefactors.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026

Definition of benefactor

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The effective altruist community, which has been outspoken about the harms of an unchecked AI, has yet to be named in the court proceedings.

— Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Many effective altruists are skeptical of the speed of today’s AI development and have long called for regulation to guide it.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of altruist

Noun

Contributors can transfer stock to the Treasury, which will then invest the funds into accounts in line with the donator’s guidelines.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 July 2026
That’s the gold standard of cancer designations that allows patients and donators alike to understand Sylvester’s standards.

— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026

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