TAXPAYER

taxpayer

(noun) someone who pays taxes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

taxpayer (plural taxpayers)

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.

All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue).

Source: Wiktionary


Tax"pay`er, n.

Definition: One who is assessed and pays a tax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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