paymaster

ˈpeɪˌmæstər

Definition

Definition of paymaster - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

funding source

Rare

person or organization that funds or sponsors something

Rare

The government acted as the paymaster for the new public infrastructure project..

backer

funder

sponsor

employment

Rare

person responsible for paying wages or salaries

Rare

The paymaster distributed the salaries to all employees.

treasurer

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paymaster of terrorism

person funding terrorist activities

The government identified him as a paymaster of terrorism.

Origin of paymaster

English, pay (give) + master (controller)

Examples of paymaster in a sentence

As the paymaster, the foundation funded all the activities.
The paymaster signed the payroll checks.
They reported to the paymaster every Friday.

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French:financeur, responsable de la paie, ...
German:Finanzier, Zahlmeister, ...
Italian:finanziatore, cassiere stipendi, ...
Spanish:financiador, pagador, ...
Portuguese:financiador, responsável pelo pagamento, ...
Chinese:资助者, 出纳员, ...
Japanese:資金提供者, 給与支払係, ...
Arabic:مُمَوِّل, مُوَزِّع الأُجُور, ...
Hebrew:סְפּוֹנסֵר, מְשַׁלֵּם שָׂכָר, ...
Russian:спонсор, казначей, ...
Ukrainian:спонсор, каси́р, ...
Hindi:वित्तपोषक, वेतनभोगी, ...
Bengali:অর্থায়নকারী, বেতন প্রদানকারী, ...
Catalan:finançador, pagador, ...
Czech:plátce, výplatčí, ...
Danish:finansier, lønudbetaler, ...
Dutch:geldschieter, betaalmeester, ...
Greek:χρηματοδότης, μισθοδοτικός υπεύθυνος, ...
Hungarian:finanszírozó, bérfizető, ...
Khmer:អ្នកផ្តល់មូលនិធិ, អ្នកបើកប្រាក់ខែ, ...
Korean:자금 제공자, 급여 담당자, ...
Persian:تأمین کننده مالی, کارپرداز حقوق, ...
Polish:sponsor, kasjer płacowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):financiador, pagador, ...
Romanian:finanțator, plătitor, ...
Swedish:finansiär, löneansvarig, ...
Thai:ผู้สนับสนุนทางการเงิน, เจ้าหน้าที่จ่ายเงินเดือน, ...
Turkish:finansör, maaş ödeyici, ...
Vietnamese:nhà tài trợ, người trả lương, ...

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