The Britannica Dictionary
mobile search
Home
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
×
Britannica Homepage
Ask the Editor
Word of the Day
Quizzes
Core Vocabulary
Browse the Dictionary
The Britannica Dictionary
payer
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
payer
(noun)
payer
/
ˈ
pejɚ/
noun
also
payor
/peɪ
ˈ
oɚ/
plural
payers
also
payors
payer
/
ˈ
pejɚ/
noun
also
payor
/peɪ
ˈ
oɚ/
plural
payers
also
payors
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAYER
[
count
]
:
a person, organization, etc., that pays or is responsible for paying something
He is a regular bill
payer
. [=he pays his bills when they are due]
a single-
payer
health-care system [=a system in which the government pays for everyone's health care]
[+] more examples
[-] hide examples
[+] Example sentences
[-] Hide examples
—
see also
taxpayer
ASK THE EDITOR
When should I use
don't
and
doesn't
?
See the answer »
QUIZZES
Vocabulary Quiz
Test your word power
Take the Quiz »
Name That Thing
Take our visual quiz
Test Your Knowledge »
WORD OF THE DAY
contagious
:
able to be passed from one person or animal to another
Learn More »