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paymaster
(encz) | paymaster,pokladník n: Zdeněk Brož |
Paymaster
(gcide) | Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n.
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.
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paymaster
(gcide) | Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.]
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1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge
of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on
shipboard; -- now called paymaster.
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2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to
keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of
freight, tickets, etc.
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3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.
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Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
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paymaster
(wn) | paymaster
n 1: a person in charge of paying wages |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
paymaster
(encz) | paymaster,pokladník n: Zdeněk Brož |
paymaster
(gcide) | Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n.
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.
[1913 Webster]Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See Purse, and cf. Bursar.]
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1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge
of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on
shipboard; -- now called paymaster.
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2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to
keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of
freight, tickets, etc.
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3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.
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Purser's name (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]
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Paymaster-general
(gcide) | Paymaster-general \Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al\
1.
(a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the
rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay
department, which is charged with the payment of the
officers and men.
(b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the Chief of the
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of
the payment of officers and men and their clothing and
subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all
payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He
is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet.
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paymaster
(wn) | paymaster
n 1: a person in charge of paying wages |
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