Paymaster
(noun)
A person responsible for paying money to employees or others.
Origin:
Early 17th century; earliest use found in edmund spenser (c1552–1599), poet. from pay + master.
Examples:
- The paymaster of the company was in charge of distributing the salaries.
- The paymaster of the army was responsible for paying the soldiers.
- The paymaster of the crew was responsible for the distribution of wages.
- The paymaster of the construction workers was tasked with paying them weekly.
- The paymaster of the school was in charge of paying the teachers.