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Paymaster

/ˈpeɪmɑːstər/
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(noun) An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.

The paymaster was responsible for salaries.
He worked as a paymaster in the army.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ distributed wages to all workers at the end of each week on the construction site.

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