pagadorn.

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 338 The Treasurers and Pagadores Colateraly.

a1595 T. Digges in T. Digges & D. Digges Foure Paradoxes (1604) ii. 46 The Captaines are become..the Pagadores or Pay-Masters of their Bandes.

a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 77 in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) This is the manner of the Spaniards Captaine, who..scorneth the name as base to be counted his Souldiers Pagadore.

1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors 15^v When Generalls, Coronals, or Captaines, receaues pay from the Prince or his Pagadore.

1859 tr. in H. W. Halleck Coll. Mining Laws Spain & Mexico 257 Each operative or servant of Mines..must have in his possession a passpaper (Papel) in which shall be noted the parts of his monthly salary which are to be paid, and those which have been received in advance, all written by the Tallyman (Rayador) or Cashier (Pagador) of the Mine or Hacienda.

1916 H. Ingram Priestley Jose De Galvez ii. 79 The oficiales of Mexico were also held responsible for collection of duties at Acapulco, where there was already a paymaster (pagador) in 1562.

1969 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 49 284 Under these regulations each captaincy had assigned to it an accountant (contador) who supervised the pagadores and an inspector (veedor) specifically identified with the army who supervised them both.

1997 Economist 5 Apr. 112/1 The ‘pagador’—the guy who pays—sits in the chair and pulls on the rod, and because he pays he will get the credit.