noun. One who contributes; one who gives or pays money or anything else of value to a common stock or fund; one who aids in effecting a common purpose; specifically, one who furnishes literary material to a journal or magazine, or other joint literary work.

noun. 2. One who pays tribute; a tributary.

noun. One who, or that which, contributes

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

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

noun. A person instrumental in the creation or growth of something.

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

noun. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

noun. a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

"Another contributor is the vast pool of unskilled immigrants (Mexico being the largest source of them) that has flooded our labor market, displacing poor citizens and driving wages and benefits down."

author  bestower  conferrer  donor  giver  

distributor  

adviser  backer  benefactor  blogger  columnist  

Maecenas  Santa Claus  almoner  almsgiver  angel