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

Personalized medicine, specialty pharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapies are creating unprecedented complexity for patients, providers and payers alike. — Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Allstate has the highest free-cash-flow yield of the dividend payers at 18%. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Massive Bio’s Loaiza-Bonilla believes payers should have been better prepared in the case of Rasonque. — Angus Chen, STAT, 8 Sep. 2026

The rest of American medicine is thousands of autonomous clinics on different records and different payers, with no one empowered to give the order. — John E. Harrison, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 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