paymaster

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪˌmæstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pā′mas′tər, -mä′stər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pay•mas•ter /ˈpeɪˌmæstɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. one whose job in a company, etc., is to pay out wages.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pay•mas•ter  (pā′mas′tər, -mä′stər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, esp. in the military.
  • pay1 + master 1540–50
pay′mas′ter•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
paymaster / ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə/
  1. an official of a government, business, etc, responsible for the payment of wages and salaries
'paymaster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
P.M.G. - PM - PMG - Pm

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