a person who pays tax to the government, especially on the money that they earn 纳税人 Hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money (= money paid in taxes) have been spent on the project. 这个项目已经花上纳税人的几十万英镑。 The proposals will be popular with higher-rate taxpayers. 这些提议将受到高税率纳税人的欢迎。
Extra ExamplesIt was estimated to have cost the US taxpayer $35 billion. 据估计,这花费了美国纳税人350亿美元。 Should politicians be able to travel first class at the taxpayer's expense? 政客出行能花纳税人的钱坐头等舱吗? The changes make an average taxpayer £2.50 a week better off. 这些改革使纳税人平均每周少交2.50英镑的税。 What is the cost to the taxpayer of hosting the Olympics? 举办奥运会要花纳税人多少钱?
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTaxpayer is used before these nouns:- subsidy