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paymaster

[pey-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈpeɪˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər /
NOUN
bursar
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Young voters who were previously unaware that L.A. even had a controller were galvanized by Mejia’s unorthodox campaign, which directed an unprecedented spotlight toward L.A.’s chief accounting officer, auditor and paymaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

As for Cohen’s and others’ actions to implement the scheme, Trump Organization paymaster Deborah Tarasoff testified that the defendant or his sons had to approve any check for more than $10,000.

From Salon • May 24, 2024

Others, including former Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Chris Philp, who was paymaster general, were demoted to junior ministerial roles and no longer attend cabinet.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Jeremy Quin is paymaster general and Cabinet Office minister.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

The rest of their men had remained in camp to guard their landing site and prince, under the command of the company’s Volantene paymaster, Gorys Edoryen.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin