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4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. [1913 Webster] {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: paymaster n : a person in charge of paying wages From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 27 Moby Thesaurus words for "paymaster": accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, cashier, cashkeeper, chamberlain, compensator, comptroller, controller, curator, defrayer, depositary, depository, financial officer, liquidator, payer, purse bearer, purser, ratepayer, receiver, recompenser, remunerator, steward, taxpayer, treasurer, trustee
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