taxpayer

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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).

Etymology

Compound from English tax + English payer.

Origin

English

payer

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