/ ˈpeɪmɑːstə(r); NAmE -mæs-/ noun
1.
(usually disapproving ) a person or group of people that pays another person or organization and therefore can control their actions
2.
an official who pays the wages in the army, a factory, etc.
/ ˈpeɪmɑːstə(r); NAmE -mæs-/ noun
1.
(usually disapproving ) a person or group of people that pays another person or organization and therefore can control their actions
2.
an official who pays the wages in the army, a factory, etc.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005