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tributor

tributor noun: a miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.

Noun

tributor (plural tributors)

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

Forms of tributor

pluraltributors

Origin of tributor

From tribute + -or.

Questions about tributor

What does tributor mean?
Tributor means a miner who was paid a percentage of the value of whatever ore he mined.
What part of speech is tributor?
Tributor is a noun.
What is the plural of tributor?
The plural of tributor is tributors.

Words near tributor in the dictionary

  1. tributed
  2. tributer
  3. tributers
  4. tributes
  5. tributing
  6. tributor
  7. tributors
  8. tributyl
  9. tributyl phosphate
  10. tributylamine
  11. tributylin

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