Stipendiary
[stai'pendiәri]
Definition
(noun.) (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases.
(adj.) pertaining to or of the nature of a stipend or allowance; 'stipendiary funds' .
Editor: Miles--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation.
(n.) One who receives a stipend.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Paid, remunerated, compensated, hired
ANT:Unpaid, unremunerated, voluntary, gratuitous, honorary
Editor: Natasha
Examples
- Are you aweer, Mrs. Mann, that you are, as I may say, a porochial delegate, and a stipendiary? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- When the day arrived, my very carpet-bag was an object of veneration to the stipendiary clerks, to whom the house at Norwood was a sacred mystery. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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