subscriber

[suhb-skrahy-ber]

noun

1. a person, company, etc., that subscribes, as to a publication or concert series.

2. a homeowner, apartment dweller, business, etc., that pays a monthly charge to be connected to a television cable service.

3. a person who promises to donate a sum of money, purchase stock, etc.

Other Word Forms

• nonsubscriber noun
• presubscriber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of subscriber¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; subscribe + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In an effort to give subscribers more reasons to keep their subscriptions, Netflix has licensed and built mobile games, some of them based on such popular franchises as “Too Hot to Handle” and “Squid Game.”

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T-Mobile US gained wireless and internet subscribers in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectations and outpacing rivals.

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The publication has blossomed since, and now touts more than 175,000 paying subscribers.

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He was right that the key to acceptance was in the hands of cable companies, which soon saw the light and offered the technology to their subscribers.

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The Free Press, which has around 170,000 paid subscribers, will continue as its own independent brand, with its own podcasts and live events business.

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Related Words

• donor