Home › Words › P › paymasterpaymaster/ˈpeɪmɑːstə/paymaster means an official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.paymaster is pronounced /ˈpeɪmɑːstə/.EtymologyFrom pay + master.nounAn official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).e.g.“"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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bukshi 65% match — The paymaster in native Indian states. vs paymaster →billpayer 59% match — One who pays bills. vs paymaster →payeeship 59% match — The role or status of payee. vs paymaster →buxee 59% match — A military paymaster. vs paymaster →paypaler 58% match — An employee of PayPal. vs paymaster →paysheet 57% match — A document indicating the amount of money to be paid to an employee. vs paymaster →podar 56% match — A cash-keeper, especially an officer attached to a treasury, responsible for weighing money and bullion and appraising the value of coins. vs paymaster →portmaster 55% match — An official in charge of running a port. vs paymaster →