CONTRIBUTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contributor mean? 

• CONTRIBUTOR (noun)
  The noun CONTRIBUTOR has 2 senses:

1. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

2. a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

  Familiarity information: CONTRIBUTOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTRIBUTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

contributor; subscriber

Hypernyms ("contributor" is a kind of...):

bestower; conferrer; donor; giver; presenter (person who makes a gift of property)

Derivation:

contribute (contribute to some cause)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("contributor" is a kind of...):

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

 Context examples 

The team used a multi-pronged approach to identify ZATT as a new contributor to this process and determine how it guides TDP2 to DPCs so they can be repaired.

(DNA damage caused by cancer treatment reversed by ZATT protein, National Institutes of Health)

Poor diet is a leading contributor to obesity as well as to diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)

It also adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that increases in temperature are important contributors to extinction, especially in the tropics.

(One-third of plant and animal species could be gone in 50 years, National Science Foundation)

Rigid artery walls are an independent predictor of cardiovascular- related disease and death and vitamin D deficiency appears to be a contributor.

(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The new study, led by a Zoological Society of London (ZSL) researcher with contributors including the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Panthera Corporation, indicates a decline of more than 91%.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

Kidney disease is a key contributor to the global non-communicable diseases (NCDs) burden both as a cause and consequence of other major NCDs — hypertension, stroke and cardio-vascular disease.

(Managing diabetes key to lowering kidney disease, SciDev.Net)

Heavy-duty vehicles, such as commercial trucks and buses, were by far the largest contributor worldwide, accounting for 76 percent of the total excess NOx emissions.

(Diesel Pollutes More Than Lab Tests Detect, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Until now, we've only thought of thermokarst lakes as positive contributors to climate warming, said lead researcher Katey Walter Anthony, associate research professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Northern Engineering.

(Certain Arctic lakes store more greenhouse gases than they release, NSF)

In conditions featuring elevated low density lipoproteins (LDL), cholesterol often forms plaque deposits in the walls of arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis, which is a major contributor to coronary heart disease and other forms of cardiovascular disease.

(Cholesterol, NCI Thesaurus)

However, in recent years it has become clear that osteoarthritis is not restricted to cartilage damage, but is a failure of the entire joint, with inflammation – the body’s response to stress and injury – being a major contributor to the pain experienced by patients.

(Joint lubricating fluid plays key role in osteoarthritic pain, University of Cambridge)