paymaster

[ pey-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

/ ˈpeɪˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /

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noun

a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, especially in the military.

Nearby words

payload, payload assist module, payload bay, payload specialist, payloader, paymaster, payment, payment bond, payment by results, payne, payne operation

Origin of paymaster

First recorded in 1540–50; pay¹ + master

Related forms

pay·mas·ter·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for paymaster

Richard Mellon Scaife—paymaster of the ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’—died July 4.
Scaife v. Clinton and the Dangers of Demonization|John Avlon|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has only to go to the paymaster and draw pretty much all he pleases.
The U-boat hunters|James B. Connolly
Mr. Vernon was paymaster, and always contrived to have bright new coins on hand with which to pay his laborers.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Sherley the elder was paymaster to the forces in the Low Countries, and his accounts were deficient.
William Shakespere, of Stratford-on-Avon|Scott Surtees

He superintended the erection of all buildings, had charge of the water supply, and he was the paymaster.
Last of the Great Scouts|Helen Cody Wetmore
Tell the paymaster to give each man in advance a month's pay, that they may have money to pay what they need.
The Lion of the North|G.A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for paymaster

paymaster

/ (ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə) /

noun

an official of a government, business, etc, responsible for the payment of wages and salaries

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paymaster

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British Dictionary definitions for paymaster

paymaster

noun