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Paymaster definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PA'YMASTER, n. One who is to pay; one from whom wages or reward is received.
1. In the army, an officer whose duty is to pay the officers and soldiers their wages,and who is entrusted with money for this purpose.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person in charge of paying wages

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1550 an officer or agent whose duty it is to pay salaries or wages

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an official who pays troops, workmen, etc. 2 a person, organization, etc., to whom another owes duty or loyalty because of payment given. 3 (in full Paymaster General) Brit. the minister at the head of the Treasury department responsible for payments.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Paymaster Pay"mas`ter, n. One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Purser Purs"er, n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.] 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called paymaster. 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(paymasters) 1. A paymaster is a person or organization that pays and therefore controls another person or organization. ...the ruling party's paymasters in business and banking... N-COUNT: oft with poss 2. A paymaster is an official in the armed forces who is responsible for the payment of wages and salaries. (MILITARY) N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer, depositary, depository, financial officer, liquidator, payer, purse bearer, purser, ratepayer, receiver, recompenser, remunerator, steward, taxpayer, treasurer, trustee