"payroller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: payrollers [plural]
Etymology: payroll + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|payroll|er}} payroll + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} payroller (plural payrollers)
  1. Someone on a payroll; someone who earns a salary.
    Sense id: en-payroller-en-noun-i1f0j~MI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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