paymaster
🇺🇸
/ˈpeɪmæstər/
🇬🇧
/ˈpeɪmɑːstə(r)/
noun
R
A person who controls others by giving them money.
The paymaster has the power to decide who gets hired and fired.
R
An official who gives money to workers in places like the army or a factory.
The paymaster at the factory distributed the wages to the workers.
translation
A person who controls others by giving them money.; An official who gives money to workers in places like the army or a factory.
Word Forms
Plural
paymasters