paymaster
/ˈpeɪˌmɑːstə(r)/noun
1
- a person or organization having control over someone because of payment given（因发放薪饷而能控制某人的）出纳员; 资金提供机构：
inventing what they think their new-found paymasters want to hear.
编造他们认为新发现的资金提供者想听的话。
2
- an official who pays troops or workers军需官; 会计长。
2.1
- （全称Paymaster General）Brit. the minister at the head of the Treasury department responsible for payments〈英〉（财政部的）主计长。