Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contributor

/kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: con-trib-u-tor
IPA: /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.

noun

A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.

noun

A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

noun

A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

Example Sentences

"I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International."
"He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests."
"The nation lost two major contributors to the cause of human rights in the murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk on Nov. 27."
"Methane is a major contributor to global warming"
"William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of The New York Times for many years."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: contributour, contribuō
Suffix: contribute

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/
British English: /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tə/

Inflected Forms

contributors (plural) contributour (alternative)

Derived Forms

contributorial contributorship contributress multicontributor noncontributor supercontributor

Synonyms

subscriber

Rhymes With

distributor

Questions

How do you pronounce contributor?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/.
What does contributor mean?: A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
Where does contributor come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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