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paymasters

paymasters is the plural of paymaster.

Meaning of paymaster

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

Questions about paymasters

What is paymasters the plural of?
Paymasters is the plural of paymaster.

Words near paymasters in the dictionary

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

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