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

If the order were allowed to go into effect, hospitals that provided gender-affirming care for youth, such as Yale New Haven Hospital, could be blocked from taking any payments from Medicaid, which is often the largest payer in the system. —Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026

But strong operating performance and improving margins have helped boost profits for many dividend-payers from other sectors. —Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026

Liverpool have been good payers for a while now, ranking in the top two wage bills in English football in four of the past six seasons. —Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

That’s because of the difference between that list price and what’s called the net price — the actual prices that payers are charged after any rebates and discounts. —Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 25 Feb. 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