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Tributer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006180

A miner who works under a tribute system, receiving a share or percentage of the value of the ore they extract, rather than a fixed wage. This payment structure encourages productivity and the discovery of rich mineral deposits. Tributers often worked independently or in small groups within a larger mine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006180
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Tributär; Spanish: tributario; French: tributaire
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006180",
  "term": "Tributer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A miner who works under a tribute system, receiving a share or percentage of the value of the ore they extract, rather than a fixed wage. This payment structure encourages productivity and the discovery of rich mineral deposits. Tributers often worked independently or in small groups within a larger mine.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tributär",
    "es": "tributario",
    "fr": "tributaire"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tributer/"
}

Record 6,748 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.