TRIBUTER

Etymology

Noun

tributer (plural tributers)

(mining) A miner who is paid in a certain portion of the ore, or its value.

(rare) One who pays tribute.

Source: Wiktionary


Trib"u*ter, n. (Mining)

Definition: One who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value. [Eng.]

Note: Tributers generally work in gangs, and have a limited portion of a lode set them, called a tribute pitch, beyond which they are not permitted to work, and for which they receive a certain portion of the ore, or so much per pound, as agreed upon, of the value of what they raise. Weale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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