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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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