grubstaker
Mining venture investor
A grubstaker is someone who provides money, supplies, or other resources to fund another person's venture—originally a prospector's mining expedition—in exchange for a share of any profits.
The term comes from grubstake, where "grub" meant food and provisions.
The grubstaker took a fifty percent cut of whatever gold the prospector found.
One who provides money
- investorOne who allocates capital
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- sponsorFunder of activities
angel · capitalist · financier · underwriter · shareholder · syndicate · venture capitalist · seed money
One seeking valuable deposits
- minerOne who excavates ore
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- goldfieldPrecious metal mining area
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
panning · goldrush · lode · assay · nugget · ore · sluice · dredge
Shared business arrangement
- agreementShared position between parties
- sharePortion given out
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- percentageProportion out of hundred
terms · contract · split · return · risk · speculation · venture · enterprise
Resources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- rationsControlled food portions
- equipmentTools for a task
gear · sustenance · kit · foodstuffs · necessities · tools · pack · cache
funder
One who provides money
- investorOne who allocates capital
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- benefactorOne who gives aid
sponsor · angel · capitalist · financier · underwriter · shareholder · syndicate · venture capitalist · seed money · endowment
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
placer · panning · goldrush · lode · assay · nugget · ore · sluice · dredge · shaft
partnership
Shared business arrangement
percentage · terms · contract · split · return · risk · speculation · venture · enterprise · profit-sharing
supplies
Resources for a task
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- outfitSet of clothes worn together
- rationsControlled food portions
equipment · gear · sustenance · kit · foodstuffs · necessities · tools · pack · cache
grubstakerprospector
One seeking valuable deposits
miner · digger · sourdough · forty-niner · adventurer