contributor

noun

Definition of contributornext
as in donor

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Recent Examples of contributor Jesse and Shilpa chat with fellow editor, and Bake Club’s first guest contributor, Rebecca Firkser, about all things galette, and award the latest Baker of the Month. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026 Henrietta was a thoughtful, interesting person, and contributor to some of the most important early works of evolutionary science. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 As Forbes contributor Stephen Cavey notes, privacy and customer-data stewardship are a competitive advantage rather than regulatory overhead. — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The other two were identified as Eve as well as an unknown contributor, according to the warrant affidavit used to support the charges against Federline. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 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
  • On June 26, the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) was listed as the in-kind donor of the tickets for a fundraiser for A Bolder Florida, the PAC for Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Readers of the report may not be carefully attuned to the legal arguments used to justify anti-BDS legislation, but PEN America obviously is and so are the donors who support this work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of donor
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  • Schrage was a major benefactor to his alma mater, Valparaiso University, which named him to its Hall of Honor in 1985 and gave him an honorary doctorate the following year.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • The park around the corner lists one of its benefactors as Todd Graves, the LSU donor and CEO of the Raising Cane’s chicken fingers empire.
    — Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of benefactor
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  • The moment was unexpected, and also a big one, as Jessica Grace was the ultimatum-giver.
    — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The giver Warren Buffett speaks with CNBC during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of giver
Noun
  • Couldn’t the altruists have left well enough alone?
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are philanthropists of various kinds throughout the works of Dickens, but in Bleak House, there is a prototypical effective altruist in Mrs. Jellyby.
    — Ben Brooks July 17, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Definition of altruist
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  • Bette Midler rounds out the starry ensemble, voicing the the fairy godmother.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Sautee has been a fairy godmother, a genie and other fairy tale characters.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 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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