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

Relief in one program and expansion in another can arrive from the same payer, in the same year and on the same plan type. — Jp Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

On a balmy April afternoon at Abbey Road Studios in London, a 74-piece orchestra comprised of violinists, cellists, flautists and even an organ-payer, is packed into Studio One. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

More colloquially, care homes, or sometimes old people’s homes, contracted by the public payer, Poland’s National Health Fund. — Alicja Turczyk, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

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