payer

noun

pay·​er ˈpā-ər 

variants or less commonly payor

ˈpā-ər  (ˌ)pā-ˈȯr 

: one that pays

especially : the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid

He is a prompt bill payer.

Examples of payer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, the company’s bots seem to mostly make headlines for sucking at their jobs and wasting tax payer money. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 17 June 2026

But he has been fined at least once before by the Fair Political Practices Commission for failing to disclose $14 million of donations, made by 18 payers, between 2019 and 2024. —Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026

That has left the Canadian government to offer up another $600 million in annual tax payer support for Canadian film and TV production rather than carry through on plans to get American media players to foot the bill, at least for now. —Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026

This mega-payer currently trades at a 23% discount to NAV. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing payer

• single-payer

Rhymes for payer

• gayer
• grayer
• greyer
• layer
• mayor
• nayar
• payor
• peyer
• player
• preyer
• sayer
• slayer

Legal Definition

payer

variant of payor