Meanings
payer1
nounpayer (plural payers)
plural payers · alternative payor
- One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
The company is the largest tax payer in the region.
1 more example
Health insurance depends on both the payer and the provider.
Payer2
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂ḱs
- Proto-Italic*pāks
- Latinpāx
- Latinpācō
- Old Frenchpaiier
- Middle Englishpayen
- Englishpay
- Englishpayer
From pay + -er (“subject of action”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَافِع
- دَافِع (dāfiʕ)one who pays
Bulgarian плате́ц
- плате́ц (platéc)one who pays
Chinese Mandarin 支付者, 付款人
- 支付者 (zhīfùzhě)one who pays
- 付款人 (fùkuǎnrén)one who pays
Czech plátce, plátkyně
- plátceone who pays
- plátkyněone who pays
- platitelone who pays
- platitelkaone who pays
Danish betaler
- betalerone who pays
Dutch betaler
- betalerone who pays
Esperanto paganto
- pagantoone who pays
Estonian maksja
- maksjaone who pays
Finnish maksaja
- maksajaone who pays
French payeur, payeuse
- payeurone who pays
- payeuseone who pays
German Zahler, Zahlerin
- Zahlerone who pays
- Zahlerinone who pays
Greek πληρωτής
- πληρωτής (plirotís)one who pays
Hindi दाता, भुगतानकर्ता
- दाता (dātā)one who pays
- भुगतानकर्ता (bhugtānkartā)one who pays
Icelandic gjaldandi, greiðandi
- gjaldandione who pays
- greiðandione who pays
Indonesian pembayar
- pembayarone who pays
Italian pagatore, pagatrice
- pagatoreone who pays
- pagatriceone who pays
Japanese 支払人
- 支払人 (shiharainin)one who pays
Korean 지불인
- 지불인 (jiburin)one who pays
Latvian maksātājs
- maksātājsone who pays
Lithuanian mokėtojas
- mokėtojasone who pays
Malay pembayar
- pembayarone who pays
Norwegian Bokmål betaler
- betalerone who pays
Persian پرداختکننده
- پرداختکننده (pardâxt-konande)one who pays
Polish płatnik, płatniczka
- płatnikone who pays
- płatniczkaone who pays
Portuguese pagante, pagador
- paganteone who pays
- pagadorone who pays
Romanian plătitor, plătitoare
- plătitorone who pays
- plătitoareone who pays
Russian плате́льщик, плате́льщица
- плате́льщик (platélʹščik)one who pays
- плате́льщица (platélʹščica)one who pays
Slovak platca, platkyňa
- platcaone who pays
- platkyňaone who pays
- platiteľone who pays
- platiteľkaone who pays
Spanish pagador, pagadora
- pagadorone who pays
- pagadoraone who pays
Swedish betalare
- betalareone who pays
Thai ผู้จ่ายเงิน
- ผู้จ่ายเงิน (pûu-jàai-ngən)one who pays
Turkish ödeyici
- ödeyicione who pays
Ukrainian платни́к, платни́ця
- платни́к (platnýk)one who pays
- платни́ця (platnýcja)one who pays
Vietnamese người trả tiền
- người trả tiềnone who pays
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with payer
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Cite this entry
APA
payer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payer
MLA
“payer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “payer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/payer.
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