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contributor

noun

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as in donor

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Recent Examples of contributor But the time has come for at least one of the two to become a regular contributor offensively. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Former Republican congressman and Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz will lead the show Sunday. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 To date, Nvidia has been the largest contributor of open models and data to Hugging Face. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Creating and maintaining jobs within the sector will be critical for Indonesia, as the country’s Manpower Ministry reported that nearly 80,000 textile workers lost their jobs in 2025, making the sector the nation’s largest layoff contributor. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributor
  1. donor
  2. benefactor
  3. giver
  4. altruist
  5. fairy godmother
  6. donator
Noun
  • Republican Party leaders don’t mention Georgia in meeting with donors.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Last year’s 200-plus golfers, sponsors and donors raised nearly $471,000.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of donor
Noun
  • Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80.
    — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • There have been years of public outcry, curatorial departures, and lost benefactors; Angelenos had grown proud of the original LACMA campus over time.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of benefactor
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  • The world’s largest givers This week, Bridgespan also updated its rankings of the world’s largest corporate and institutional givers, based on average annual giving between 2020 and 2024.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • There’s also a gap between how givers and recipients think about AI involvement.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of giver
Noun
  • While Bangley remains vigilant should violent strangers steal their land and resources, Hig is an altruist who’s eager to rebuild society.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of altruist
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  • Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to her late fairy godmother Dolly Parton after her death at age 80.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dory, who is the baby of her three-kid family, invents friends, villains and a bearded fairy godmother for company.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fairy godmother
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  • 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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“Contributor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributor. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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