Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

payer

/ˈpeɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
pay-er
IPA
/ˈpeɪ.ɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

noun

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.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English payer From pay + -er (“subject of action”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpeɪ.ɚ/

Inflected Forms

payers (plural) payor (alternative)

Derived Forms

billpayer copayer farepayer feepayer multipayer nonpayer prepayer ratepayer taxpayer tithepayer

Phrases

single-payer tithe-payer

Synonyms

remunerator

Antonyms

payee

Rhymes With

player mayor layer mayer slayer surveyor conveyor bayer thayer maier beyer breyer

Questions

How do you pronounce payer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪ.ɚ/.
What does payer mean?
One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.
Where does payer come from?
Etymology tree English pay Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English payer From pay + -er (“subject of action”).

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