paymaster
/ˈpeɪmɑːstə/noun
paymaster is spelled P-A-Y-M-A-S-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paymaster means “An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paymaster is paymasters.
How many letters and syllables are in paymaster?
| Letters | 9: P-A-Y-M-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paymaster?
Paymaster appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paymaster?
- /ˈpeɪmɑːstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-paymaster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of paymaster
- paymasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paymaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
- 2
A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does paymaster come from?
From pay + master.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).