: 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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And with fewer deposit-payers getting their dimes back, the unclaimed redemption money is spiking.
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
That brings the number of big-name tribute-payers to 37… but Rock Hall ceremonies have never made for a short evening, so there’s no reason to start now.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Under the Affordable Care Act, payers were required to provide no-copay coverage for screening mammography.
—The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Tax-paying clubs who sign a player from another team who has rejected a qualifying offer forfeit $1 million in international bonus pool money as well as two draft picks, whereas non-payers only forfeit one draft pick and in some cases $500,000 in bonus pool funds.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
That brings the number of big-name tribute-payers to 37… but Rock Hall ceremonies have never made for a short evening, so there’s no reason to start now.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Under the Affordable Care Act, payers were required to provide no-copay coverage for screening mammography.
—The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
Tax-paying clubs who sign a player from another team who has rejected a qualifying offer forfeit $1 million in international bonus pool money as well as two draft picks, whereas non-payers only forfeit one draft pick and in some cases $500,000 in bonus pool funds.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Payer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payer. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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