CONTRIBUTOR Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

contributor

noun

Definition of contributor

as in donor

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Recent Examples of contributor Fox News says that DeRosa has joined the channel as a contributor. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 With that, Jason Sudeikis’ soccer comedy was a major contributor to Apple TV’s year-over-year viewership jump in the post-Emmys week. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026 Greenhouse gases are the leading contributor to climate change. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 The receiver known as ISM was a contributor for the Panthers in 2023 and is a confident returner with achievement that precedes him. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for contributor

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Noun

This speed can be boosted in systems like NGC 362D, in which a neutron star is snatching material from a donor star because that material carries with it angular momentum.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
But Gaviria and Stearns declined to reveal the donors who may be in line to back the effort.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of donor

Noun

Harvard and its peer institutions won’t suddenly stop caring about their largest benefactors.

— Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Now, RadarOnline has confirmed that some of the celebration was paid by a Russian benefactor, oligarch Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Vladimir Putin.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of benefactor

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The world’s largest givers This week, Bridgespan also updated its rankings of the world’s largest corporate and institutional givers, based on average annual giving between 2020 and 2024.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
There’s also a gap between how givers and recipients think about AI involvement.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of giver

Noun

Early involvement also isn’t the same as ownership, Tyler Johnston, founder of AI watchdog group the Midas Project who identifies with the effective altruist movement, said.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
While Bangley remains vigilant should violent strangers steal their land and resources, Hig is an altruist who’s eager to rebuild society.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of altruist

Noun

Miley Cyrus is paying tribute to her late fairy godmother Dolly Parton after her death at age 80.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Dory, who is the baby of her three-kid family, invents friends, villains and a bearded fairy godmother for company.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of fairy godmother

Noun

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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