Definition of "paymasters" [paymasters]

• Plural form of paymaster. (noun)

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• "Meanwhile, the Germans, often called the paymasters of Europe, are saying they do not want to be yoked indefinitely to a future of expensive bailouts of less competitive nations."
• "But the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland have raised a red flag, arguing employers should not be made "paymasters" for the federally-funded scheme."
• "The second is the Republican Party, the party of "Just Say No" and "Kill 'Guvmint'," the Party which is afflicting us ALL -- except their paymasters and cronies, that is."