- pay|mas|ter
- pay|mas|ter «PAY MAS tuhr, -MAHS-», noun.a person whose job is to pay wages.
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pay·mas·ter — /ˈpeıˌmæstɚ, Brit ˈpeıˌmɑːstə/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a person whose job is paying salaries or wages She worked as the company s paymaster for 22 years. 2 usually disapproving : a person, country, etc., that pays people and controls their… … Useful english dictionary
paymaster — pay•mas•ter [[t]ˈpeɪˌmæs tər, ˌmɑ stər[/t]] n. a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
paymaster — pay|mas|ter [ˈpeıˌma:stə US ˌmæstər] n 1.) a powerful person or organization that secretly pays and controls another person or organization ▪ The assassin s paymasters were never identified. 2.) someone who is responsible for giving people their… … Dictionary of contemporary English
paymaster — pay|mas|ter [ peı,mæstər ] noun count 1. ) someone whose job is to give people their salary in the army or a factory 2. ) someone who gives money so that something can happen, and therefore has a lot of control: paymaster of: Big business has… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paymaster-general — Pay mas ter gen er*al 1. (a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay department, which is charged with the payment of the officers and men. (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paymaster — pay‧mas‧ter [ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə ǁ ˌmæstər] noun [countable] 1. ACCOUNTING JOBS ORGANIZATIONS a person or organization responsible for giving people their wages or the money they are owed: • Paychecks are routed to an employee through their department… … Financial and business terms
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ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
deed — 1 n 1: something done: act (1) my free act and deed 2: a written instrument by which a person transfers ownership of real property to another see also deliver … Law dictionary
