: one that pays
especially
: the person by whom a bill or note has been or should be paid
He is a prompt bill payer.
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Flow is negotiating with insurance payers and expects to announce coverage partnerships in early 2026, Lee added.
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Kamal Choudhury, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The bill delays Duke Energy’s interim 2030 carbon reduction goals and allows the company to charge rate-payers for new power plants before they’re built.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
The entire system is built to serve the payer, not the patient.
—Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
In exchange, the senator agreed to use his power and influence on Capitol Hill to protect the bribe payers' interests and to benefit foreign countries, including by taking a series of official acts to benefit the government of Egypt.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kamal Choudhury, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
The bill delays Duke Energy’s interim 2030 carbon reduction goals and allows the company to charge rate-payers for new power plants before they’re built.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
The entire system is built to serve the payer, not the patient.
—Anthony Digiorgio, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
In exchange, the senator agreed to use his power and influence on Capitol Hill to protect the bribe payers' interests and to benefit foreign countries, including by taking a series of official acts to benefit the government of Egypt.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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