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noun

A miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.

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Meanings

nountributor (plural tributors)

plural tributors

  1. businessA miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.

Origin

From tribute + -or.

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APA

tributor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tributor

MLA

“tributor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tributor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tributor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tributor.

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