paymaster
n
1 official who pays troops, workers, etc 负责发薪饷的军需官; 工薪出纳员.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) (derog 贬) person who pays another person or group to do sth for him and who therefore controls his/their actions 雇用并操纵他人的人
The paymasters of these petty crooks are the big crime syndicates. 操纵这帮小流氓的就是那个大犯罪集团. ,Paymaster `General (Brit) minister in charge of the department of the Treasury through which payments are made (财政部)主计长.
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh, please, Harry.
噢,拜托你, Harry。
Silly(=good) child is soon ylered(=taught).
好小孩,学得快。
But, in contrast, it is only in modern times that Galileo has become a problem child for historians of science.