noun.
The party on which an order for the payment of money is drawn.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One on whom an order, draft, or bill of exchange is drawn-that is, the one to whom its request is addressed; the person requested by a bill of exchange to pay it. see extract under drawer, 3.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; -- the correlative of drawer.