payer

[Eng. pay; -er.) One who pays; spec if., in a bill or note the person named who has to pay the holder. "Ingrateful payer of my industries." Beaum. & Flet.: Knight of Malta , iv. 1. pāy'-mas-ter, s. [Eng. pay , and master .] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who regularly pays wages, salaries, . 2. Mil . & Naval : An officer whose duty it is to pay the salaries and wages of the officers and men. pāy'-ment, *paie-ment, s. [O. Fr. paiement ; Fr. payement ; Sp., Port. & Ital. pagamento .] 1. The act of paying or compensating; the discharge of a debt or obligation. 2. That which is paid or given in compensation for or discharge of a debt or obligation; reward, requital, return. "Too little payment for so great a debt." Shakesp.: Taming of the Shrew, v. 2. 3. Chastisement; beating. pāy-mis-tre , s. [Eng. pay, and mistre .] A female who pays, or who acts as paymaster.