Word forms: plural payers1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]You can refer to someone as a payer if they pay a particular kind of bill or fee. For example, a mortgage payer is someone who pays a mortgage.
Lower interest rates pleased millions of mortgage payers.
2. See also ratepayer, taxpayer
3. countable noun [adjective NOUN]A good payer pays you quickly or pays you a lot of money. A bad payer takes a long time to pay you, or does not pay you very much.
I have always been a good payer and have never gone into debt.
The firm was owed around £100,000 by late payers.