/ ˈreɪtpeɪə(r); NAmE / noun
(in Britain in the past) a person who paid taxes to the local authority on the buildings and land they owned
/ ˈreɪtpeɪə(r); NAmE / noun
(in Britain in the past) a person who paid taxes to the local authority on the buildings and land they owned
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005