tributer

Noun

 * 1)  A miner who is paid in a certain portion of the ore, or its value.
 * 2) * 1849-1850,, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and Engineering
 * 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.
 * 1)  One who pays tribute.