contributor

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
contributor
    n 1: someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum
         of money [syn: {subscriber}, {contributor}]
    2: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine
       or as part of a book
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Contributor \Con*trib"u*tor\, n.
   One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who
   writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or book.
   [1913 Webster]
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "contributor":
      Maecenas, Santa Claus, almoner, almsgiver, angel, assignor,
      awarder, backer, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor,
      donator, donor, fairy godmother, feoffor, financer, funder, giver,
      grantor, imparter, lady bountiful, patron, patroness,
      philanthropist, presenter, settler, subscriber, sugar daddy,
      supporter, testate, testator, testatrix, vouchsafer

    

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