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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。
出纳员；军需官
paymasters — plural of paymaster
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
出纳员；军需官
a person who pays wages
He was the paymaster for the construction crew.
他是建筑队的出纳员。
负责发放薪饷的官员；主计官
An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
要求以效忠或服务换取报酬(尤指预先支付)的人或机构
A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
The paymaster counted the wages before handing them out.
出纳员先数好工资，再分发出去。
She is the paymaster at our factory, so she handles all salaries.
她是我们工厂的出纳员，所以所有工资都由她处理。
The company hired a new paymaster to manage monthly payments.
公司聘请了一位新的出纳员来管理每月的付款。
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。
She served as a paymaster for the research team.
她担任研究团队的出纳员。
Not this
She works as paymaster in a factory.
Use this
She works as a paymaster in a factory.
paymaster 是可数名词，表泛指时需要冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The paymaster received the workers' wages.
Use this
The paymaster paid the workers' wages.
paymaster 指“发工资的人”，不是“领工资的人”，因此不能用 receive（收到）作谓语；应用 pay 表示“付给”，才符合词义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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拆成 pay（付款）+ master（主人）：掌管付款的主人，即发放工资的出纳员。
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。
复数形式为 paymasters。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.