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Webster 1913 Edition


Defrayer

De-fray′er

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Noun.
One who pays off expenses.

Webster 1828 Edition


Defrayer

DEFRAYER

,
Noun.
One who pays or discharges expenses.

Definition 2024


défrayer

défrayer

See also: defrayer

French

Verb

défrayer

  1. to defray (someone's expenses)

Derived terms

  • défrayer la chronique - to be in the news, to make headlines

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer, the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to both groups, according to the writer's preference).