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payroller

American  
[pey-roh-ler] / ˈpeɪˌroʊ lər /

noun

Informal.

  1. a wage earner, especially a government employee.

Etymology

Origin of payroller

payroll + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Now serving Ghost Payroller number .

From Chicago Tribune

Dilworth charged that 67-year-old Barney Samuel, a city payroller since 1903, tolerated bookmaking even at City Hall.

From Time Magazine Archive

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