noun
taxpayer
noun
1
A person or business that pays, or is required to pay, tax.
"The new stadium was funded largely by taxpayer money."
"As a taxpayer, she wanted to know exactly how the council was spending its budget."
How to Use Taxpayer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnyone who pays taxes — used especially when talking about how government money is raised or spent.
Common pairings
taxpayer money
the average taxpayer
taxpayer-funded
Word Forms
taxpayers plural
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Etymology
A straightforward combination of tax and payer, first used in this compound sense in the 18th century.