taxpayer

noun

tax·​pay·​er ˈtaks-ˌpā-ər 

: one that pays or is liable for a tax

Examples of taxpayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, Senate Republicans are pushing an immigration-enforcement funding bill through Congress that would allocate $1 billion of taxpayer dollars to fund his ballroom renovation. —Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 6 May 2026

The national taxpayer advocate, an independent watchdog of the IRS, is warning that the deadline to apply for relief is fast approaching after a federal court late last year ruled that taxpayers were not required to file their taxes on time during COVID-19. —ABC News, 6 May 2026

Many conservatives expressed concern over taxpayer money going to the ballroom, however, and have sought to authorize the project without funding it directly. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 May 2026

Courts now interpret tax statutes independently—and in Kwong, that reading favored the taxpayer. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for taxpayer

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• gayer

Kids Definition

taxpayer

noun

tax·​pay·​er ˈtak-ˌspā-ər 

: one that pays or is responsible for paying a tax

Legal Definition

taxpayer

noun

tax·​pay·​er

: a person (as an individual or corporation) that pays or is liable for a tax

taxpaying adjective