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pay⋅mas⋅ter

[pey-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
–noun
a person authorized by a company, government, etc., to pay out wages or salaries, esp. in the military.

Origin:
1540–50; pay 1 + master


pay⋅mas⋅ter⋅ship, noun
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pay·mas·ter   (pā'mās'tər)   
n.  A person in charge of paying wages and salaries.
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