# contributor

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ · frequency rank #10,834

## Definitions
1. A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
2. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution.
3. A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something.
4. A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman contributour (from Latin contribuō); equivalent to contribute + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **contributory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contributor-vs-contributory)
- **contribute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contribute-vs-contributor)
- **contributed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contributed-vs-contributor)
- **contribution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contribution-vs-contributor)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccontributor`, `cnotributor`, `conntributor`, `conrtibutor`, `contirbutor`, `contrbiutor`, `contribbutor`, `contribtuor`, `contribuotr`, `contributorr`, `contributro`, `contributtor`, `contriubtor`, `contrributor`, `conttributor`, `cotnributor`, `ocntributor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contributor