Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person responsible for paying wages or salaries: A "paymaster" is an individual, often in an official or organizational role, whose primary duty is to disburse payments, especially wages, to employees or workers.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The company's paymaster distributes salaries on the last Friday of every month.
  • During the military campaign, the paymaster ensured all soldiers received their due pay.

Advanced Usage

• Historical/Organizational Context: The term often implies an official position within a structured entity like a company, government department, or military unit, carrying responsibility and authority over funds.
  • The regiment's paymaster was entrusted with a large sum of money for the troops.

Variants and Related Words

• Paymaster General (noun phrase): A high-ranking official, especially in the British government, responsible for making payments on behalf of the state.
  • The Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the UK Treasury.

Synonyms

• Treasurer: An officer entrusted with the management of funds.
• Bursar: A treasurer, especially of a college or institution.
• Cashier: A person handling cash transactions in a business.

Related Phrases

• To be in the paymaster's good books: (Idiomatic) To be in favor with the person who controls the payments.
  • He's working overtime to stay in the paymaster's good books.

Noun

1. a person in charge of paying wages