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Tributer vs Tributor - What's the difference?

tributer | tributor |

As nouns the difference between tributer and tributor

is that tributer is (mining|uk) a miner who is paid in a certain portion of the ore, or its value while tributor is (mining) a miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.

tributer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mining, UK) A miner who is paid in a certain portion of the ore, or its value.
    • 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)
    (Webster 1913)

    tributor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining) A miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.