Paymaster Meaning
/ˈpeɪmɑːstə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
nounA person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
Sentence Examples
The paymaster was responsible for salaries.
He worked as a paymaster in the army.
The army paymaster distributed the salaries to the soldiers.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company acted as the ____ for the project workers on site.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ distributed wages to all workers at the end of each week on the construction site.
Word Origin & History
From pay + master.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""This would have been completely avoidable if the RDG and their paymasters at the DfT, and Transport Secretary Mark Harper, had invited us to talks sooner.""
— 2022 November 16, Mel Holley, “Network News: Rail strikes halted to allow for "intensive negotiations"”, in RAIL, number 970, page 9:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company acted as the ____ for the project workers on site.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ distributed wages to all workers at the end of each week on the construction site.