An official (esp. an officer in the armed forces) responsible for dispensing pay, settling debts, etc. Also figurative.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > paying (money) for labour or service > [noun] > paymaster or paymistress (6) paymaster1537 An official (esp. an officer in the armed forces) responsible for dispensing pay, settling debts, etc. Also figurative. paymistress1583 A woman who pays a person or thing; spec. a female official who administers payments. Frequently figurative in personifications. pagador1591 In Spanish-speaking contexts: a paymaster. pay1878 Navy slang. = paymaster, n. 1b. Frequently as a form of address. paybob1916 = paymaster, n. 1. Subcategories:— office of (1) |
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