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ratepayer
noun rate·pay·er \ˈrāt-ˌpā-ər\
Definition of RATEPAYER
1
British : taxpayer
2
: one who pays for a utility service and especially electricity according to established rates
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First Known Use of RATEPAYER
1845
Rhymes with RATEPAYER
arrayer, assayer, ballplayer, belayer, betrayer, bilayer, bricklayer, cardplayer, conveyor, crocheter, decayer, delayer, D layer, doomsayer, doomsdayer, E layer, essayer, F layer, forayer, gainsayer, horseplayer, inlayer, inveigher, manslayer, minelayer, naysayer, obeyer, portrayer, purveyor, soothsayer, swordplayer, surveyor, taxpayer, tracklayer, yea-sayer
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