From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtaxpayertax‧pay‧er /ˈtæksˌpeɪə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable] PETa person that pays tax The proposal could cost the taxpayer (=all ordinary people who pay tax) another £18m a year.
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taxpayer• And for this sort of performance, local taxpayers shell out roughly $ 360,000 a year.• This defence project is simply a waste of taxpayers' money.• Unemployment is up, and the poor old taxpayer has to foot the bill, as usual.• The majority of clients, it has to be said, were basic-rate taxpayers, educated perhaps, but too trusting.• Are you a higher rate taxpayer, or do you pay the basic rate?• Higher rate taxpayers must claim back an additional Pounds 18 relief on their tax return.• I think these bureaucrats have a jolly good time at the taxpayer's expense.• Bonus payments to top officials cost the taxpayer millions of pounds each year.• The Ministry says it has a duty to buy from overseas if that provides the best value for money for the taxpayer.• About half the homeowner subsidy goes to taxpayers with incomes higher than $ 100,000.• It was Augustine who got the Clinton administration to use taxpayer money to subsidize a series of defense industry mergers.From Longman Business Dictionarytaxpayertax‧pay‧er /ˈtæksˌpeɪə-ər/ noun [countable]TAX a person or organization that pays taxesThe takeover was estimated to have cost taxpayers $1.5 billion.higher-rate tax payers —taxpaying adjective [only before a noun]There was a lot of anger on the part of the taxpaying public. 