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Webster 1913 Edition
Paymaster
Pay′masˊter
,Noun.
One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites; specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.
Webster 1828 Edition
Paymaster
PA'YMASTER
,Noun.
1.
In the army, an officer whose duty is to pay the officers and soldiers their wages,and who is entrusted with money for this purpose.