"paymaster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpeɪmɑːstə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-paymaster.wav Forms: paymasters [plural]
Etymology: From pay + master. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pay|master}} pay + master Head templates: {{en-noun}} paymaster (plural paymasters)
  1. An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
    Sense id: en-paymaster-en-noun-wmZMq7qW
  2. A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
    Sense id: en-paymaster-en-noun-zUOp-FaQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Paymaster-General

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From pay + master.",
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          "ref": "2022 November 16, Mel Holley, “Network News: Rail strikes halted to allow for \"intensive negotiations\"”, in RAIL, number 970, page 9:",
          "text": "\"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.\"",
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    },
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