different between contributor vs contribute

English

Alternative forms

• contributour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman contributour, itself from Latin con- + tributum + -tor

Noun

contributor (plural contributors)

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

   I am a longstanding financial contributor to Amnesty International.

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

   He was a regular contributor to Greenpeace protests.

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

   With her strength and intelligence, she was an important contributor to the victorious effort.

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

   William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of the New York Times for many years.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin contrib?tus, perfect passive participle of contribu? (“I bring together; I unite”), from con- (“together”) +? tribu? (“I bestow”), from tribus (“tribe”), dative of tr?s (“three”), from Proto-Italic *tr?s, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??b.ju?t/, /?k?nt(?)???bju?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??b.jut/
  • (when conjugated as contributing or contributed) IPA^(key): /k?n?t(?)??.b(j)?t/
• Hyphenation: con?trib?ute

Verb

contribute (third-person singular simple present contributes, present participle contributing, simple past and past participle contributed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:contribute

Related terms

• contributable
• contribution
• contributive
• contributor
• contributory

Translations

Latin

Participle

contrib?te

1. vocative masculine singular of contrib?tus