Word · Frequency #19544
paymaster
出纳员；军需官
a person who pays wages
- 1.
An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
负责发放薪饷的官员；主计官
- 2.
A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
要求以效忠或服务换取报酬(尤指预先支付)的人或机构
负责发放薪饷的官员；主计官；要求以效忠或服务换取报酬(尤指预先支付)的人或机构；出纳员；军需官；[经] 出纳员；军需机
In use
The paymaster counted the wages before handing them out.
She is the paymaster at our factory, so she handles all salaries.
The company hired a new paymaster to manage monthly payments.
be the paymaster for [sb/sth]
paymaster 意为“出纳员”，此结构表示负责为某个群体发薪的人。
He was the paymaster for the construction crew.
他是建筑队的出纳员。
serve as a paymaster for [sb/sth]
She served as a paymaster for the research team.
她担任研究团队的出纳员。
Common mistakes
She works as paymaster in a factory.
Connections
Collocations
- army paymaster
- 陆军军需官
- The army paymaster is responsible for paying the troops.陆军军需官负责给部队发饷。
- chief paymaster
- 首席出纳员
- She served as chief paymaster for the construction company.她担任这家建筑公司的首席出纳员。
- paymaster general
- 总出纳长
- The Paymaster General oversees all government expenditures.总出纳长负责监督所有政府支出。
- act as paymaster
- 担任出纳员
- The treasurer acted as paymaster for the charity event.司库为这次慈善活动担任出纳员。
- paymaster's office
- 出纳办公室
- All payment inquiries should be directed to the paymaster's office.所有支付问题都应向出纳办公室咨询。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 pay（付款）+ master（主人）：掌管付款的主人，即发放工资的出纳员。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military unit、government office、corporate payroll department paymaster 多用于正式或机构语境，如军队、政府部门和大型企业，比较常见于书面语或正式报告；日常口语中通常不直接使用该词，而会说 payroll clerk 或 the person who pays wages。
Grammar Note
复数形式为 paymasters。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In this non-rhotic pronunciation, master, headmaster, disaster, plaster, and caster all share the final /ɑːstə/ sound and rhyme with the '-master' half of 'paymaster'. Beware: 'muster' (/ˈmʌstə/) is spelled similarly but uses /ʌ/, so it does not rhyme.
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