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payer

/ˈpeɪ.ɚ/

payer noun: one who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

Noun

payer (plural payers)

  1. 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.
    • Health insurance depends on both the payer and the provider.
  2. A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the fixed leg and receive the floating leg.

Proper noun capitalized: Payer

Payer (plural Payers)

  1. A surname.

payer meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

payer in Hindi

one who pays
दाता dātā, भुगतानकर्ता bhugtānkartā

payer in Tamil

செலுத்துபவர்

payer in Arabic

one who pays
دَافِع dāfiʕ

payer in Malay

one who pays
pembayar
More languagesFewer languages
payer in Indonesian
pembayar
payer in Persian
پرداختکننده pardâxt-konande
payer in Thai
ผู้จ่ายเงิน pûu-jàai-ngən
payer in Vietnamese
người trả tiền

Antonyms of payer

Forms of payer

Noun
pluralpayers
alternative formpayor
Proper noun
pluralPayers

Plural of payer: payers

Origin of payer

From pay + -er (“subject of action”).

Words formed from payer

Words that rhyme with payer

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about payer

What does payer mean?
Payer means one who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
What is payer in Hindi?
Payer in Hindi is दाता (dātā), भुगतानकर्ता (bhugtānkartā). See Payer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is payer?
Payer can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce payer?
Payer is pronounced /ˈpeɪ.ɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of payer?
The plural of payer is payers.

Words near payer in the dictionary

  1. payeeship
  2. payeeships
  3. Payen
  4. Payen Ghaut
  5. payens
  6. payer
  7. Payerbach
  8. payers
  9. Payes
  10. Payeses
  11. payess

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: payer (page history and authors); Payer (page history and authors); payer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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