Ratepayer vs. Taxpayer — What's the Difference?

One that pays rates

A taxpayer is a person or organization (such as a company) subject to pay a tax. Modern taxpayers may have an identification number, a reference number issued by a government to citizens or firms.

Someone who pays for utility service

One that pays taxes or is subject to taxation.

One who pays rates or taxes.

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax as opposed to a nontaxpayer who is neither the subject nor the object of revenue laws.

A person who pays local rates (especially a householder)

All of the people, collectively, in a population who pay tax (especially used in the context of the government financing something using the tax revenue).

One who is assessed and pays a tax.

Someone who pays taxes