contributor

貢献者、協力者

活動や団体に参加したり、その取り組みを手助けしたりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who helps or takes part in a cause, activity, or organization.

• He is a valuable contributor to the team.
• Many contributors helped organize the protest.
• The club thanked its contributors for their time and effort.

使い方： contributor to something (She is an active contributor to the community project.)

類義語： participant, supporter

よく使う表現： active contributor, key contributor, contributor to something

寄稿者

新聞、雑誌、ウェブサイトに載せる記事を書く人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or website.

• The magazine needs new contributors.
• Our youngest contributor wrote about school life.
• Is she still a contributor to that newspaper?

使い方： contributor to something (He is a regular contributor to a gardening magazine.)

類義語： writer

よく使う表現： regular contributor, magazine contributor, contributor to something

寄付者

慈善団体や支援したい活動のためにお金を出す人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who gives money to a charity or a cause.

• Every contributor received a thank-you letter.
• He became a major contributor to the relief fund.
• The charity depends on small gifts from thousands of contributors.

使い方： contributor to something (She is a regular contributor to the children’s charity.)

類義語： donor, benefactor

よく使う表現： major contributor, regular contributor, contributor to something

貢献者

物事が発展したり成功したりするように力を貸す人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who helps something develop or succeed.

• Every contributor helped the project succeed.
• He became an important contributor to local development.
• The researchers were valuable contributors to our understanding of disease.

使い方： contributor to something (She was a key contributor to the project.)

類義語： participant, helper

よく使う表現： major contributor, valuable contributor, contributor to something

要因

ほかの要因とともに、ある結果を生じさせるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that helps cause a result, together with other things.

• Stress is one contributor to poor sleep.
• The report identified several contributors to the crisis.
• Could noise be a contributor to his headaches?

使い方： contributor to something (Traffic is a major contributor to air pollution.)

類義語： factor, cause

よく使う表現： major contributor, significant contributor, contributor to something