You can use contributor to refer to one of the causes of an event or situation, especially if that event or situation is an unpleasant one.
Old buses are major contributors to pollution in British cities. [+ to]
All this can lead to divisive family arguments to which guilt is a major contributor.
2. See also contribute
More Synonyms of contributor
contributor in British English
(kənˈtrɪbjʊtə)
noun
1.
a person who contributes, esp one who writes for a newspaper or one who makes a donation to a cause, etc
2.
something that is a factor in or is partly responsible for something
hard work was a contributor to our success
COBUILD Collocations
contributor
major contributor
Examples of 'contributor' in a sentence
contributor
Britain is a leading contributor to global clinical cancer research.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We are talking about fairly major contributors.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Regular contributors to specialist magazines may keep them indefinitely.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
Offshore wind is the single biggest contributor to that rise.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The aviation industry is a major contributor to global warming.
The Sun (2009)
Motor vehicles are a major contributor to global warming.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The rise in population and a larger number of smaller households are the major contributors to house price growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Are contributors told to use kilometres?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She is a regular contributor to Her.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is very committed to London and is a big contributor to the economy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Many of the contributors refer to statistical sources naturally, and the volume itself supplies half a dozen tables and graphs.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
It is a key contributor to civil society, which is what holds us together without the coercive power of law.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
More than two thirds of economic growth is derived from consumer spending, of which retail sales are a big contributor.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She is also a regular contributor to The Lady magazine.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
He is also a regular contributor to Leisure Painter magazine.
Crawshaw, Alwyn Crawshaw's Watercolour Studio (1993)
He is a regular contributor to Country Life.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Which is more important - 48 of the biggest contributors to civilisation?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Pinnacle is a leading contributor of management services to the social housing sector including housing management, facilities management, repairs and architectural services.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The editor will be based in Dublin and be responsible for a small team of full-time staff and a larger pool of freelance and casual contributors.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
contributor
British English: contributor NOUN
You can use contributor to refer to one of the causes of an event or situation, especially if that event or situation is an unpleasant one.
Old buses are major contributors to pollution in cities.
American English: contributor
Brazilian Portuguese: colaborador
Chinese: 因素造成 不良后果的
European Spanish: colaborador
French: responsable
German: Faktor
Italian: fattore che contribuisce
Japanese: 一因
Korean: 하나의 원인
European Portuguese: colaborador
Latin American Spanish: colaborador
Chinese translation of 'contributor'
contributor
(kənˈtrɪbjutəʳ)
n(c)
(to appeal, fund) 捐献(獻)者 (juānxiànzhě) (位, wèi)
(to magazine) 投稿人 (tóugǎorén) (位, wèi)
1 (noun)
He is the institute's leading financial contributor and is active in fund-raising.
Synonyms
donor
a major donor to UN relief agencies
supporter
a major supporter of the tax reform plan
patron
Catherine the Great was a patron of the arts and sciences.
subscriber
backer
I was looking for a backer to assist me in the attempted buy-out.
bestower
giver
the largest giver of aid amongst the wealthy counties of the west
2 (noun)
All of the pieces by the magazine's contributors appear anonymously.
Synonyms
writer
correspondent
Here is a special report from our Europe correspondent.
reporter
a trainee sports reporter
journalist
a freelance journalist with a special interest in the arts
freelance
freelancer
journo (slang)
hackette (derogatory)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of backer
Definition
a person who gives financial or other support
I was looking for a backer to assist me in the attempted buy-out.
Synonyms
supporter,
second,
ally,
angel (informal),
patron,
promoter,
subscriber,
underwriter,
helper,
benefactor
in the sense of correspondent
Definition
a person employed by a newspaper or news service to report on a special subject or from a foreign country
Here is a special report from our Europe correspondent.
Synonyms
reporter,
journalist,
contributor,
special correspondent,
journo (slang),
gazetteer (archaic),
hack,
hackette (derogatory)
in the sense of giver
the largest giver of aid amongst the wealthy counties of the west