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单词 contributor
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contributor

noun
 
/kənˈtrɪbjətə(r)/
/kənˈtrɪbjətər/
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  1.  
    contributor (to something) a person who writes articles for a magazine, book or website, or who talks on a radio or television programme or at a meeting
    • a regular contributor to this magazine
    • I am a contributor to several blogs.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc1
    Extra Examples
    • She was a long-time contributor to Time Magazine.
    • The core of regular contributors is essential to the magazine.
    • She continues to be a regular contributor to the journal.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • key
    • significant
    preposition
    • contributor to
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  2.  
    contributor (to something) a person or thing that provides money or goods to help pay for or support something
    • Older people are important contributors to the economy.
    • the largest net contributor to EU funds
    Extra Examples
    • Politicians are often suspected of trying to appease campaign contributors from the oil industry.
    • net contributors to the economy
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • key
    • significant
    preposition
    • contributor to
    See full entry
  3.  
    contributor (to something) something that helps to cause something
    • Sulphur dioxide is a pollutant and a major contributor to acid rain.
    Topics Change, cause and effectc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • important
    • key
    • significant
    preposition
    • contributor to
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  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French contributour, from Latin contribut- ‘added’, from the verb contribuere, from con- ‘with’ + tribuere ‘bestow’.
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