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paymaster

/ˈpeɪmɑːstə/

paymaster noun: an official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.

Noun

paymaster (plural paymasters)

  1. An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
  2. A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
    • "This would have been completely avoidable if the RDG and their paymasters at the DfT, and Transport Secretary Mark Harper, had invited us to talks sooner."2022 November 16, Mel Holley, “Network News: Rail strikes halted to allow for "intensive negotiations"”, in RAIL, number 970, page 9

paymaster meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

paymaster in Hindi

paymaster
बख़्शी baxśī

paymaster in Tamil

படைவீரர்க்குச் சம்பளம் வழங்குபவர், தொழிலாளர்க்குச் சம்பளப்பணம் வழங்குபவர்

paymaster in Urdu

آقا, بخشی, خزانچی

paymaster in Kannada

ಸಂಬಳ ಕೊಡುವವ, ಸಂಬಳ ಕೊಡುವವನು

Forms of paymaster

pluralpaymasters

Origin of paymaster

From pay + master.

Words formed from paymaster

Questions about paymaster

What does paymaster mean?
Paymaster means an official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
What is paymaster in Hindi?
Paymaster in Hindi is बख़्शी (baxśī). See Paymaster meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is paymaster?
Paymaster is a noun.
How do you pronounce paymaster?
Paymaster is pronounced /ˈpeɪmɑːstə/.
What is the plural of paymaster?
The plural of paymaster is paymasters.

Words near paymaster in the dictionary

  1. payloader
  2. payloaders
  3. payloads
  4. Paylor
  5. Paylors
  6. paymaster
  7. paymasters
  8. paymastership
  9. paymasterships
  10. payment
  11. payment card

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paymaster (page history and authors); बख़्शी (Hindi) (page history and authors); paymaster (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paymaster (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); paymaster (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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