cord cutter

[ kawrd kuht-er ]

/ ˈkɔrd ˌkʌt ər /

noun Informal.

a person who has switched from cable, satellite, or landline to a wireless or Internet connection to access television or phone service: Cord cutters are using more mobile apps to view college football than ever before.

Words nearby cord cutter

corby, corcovado, corcyra, cord, cord blood, cord cutter, cord foot, cord grass, cord of tympanum, cordage, cordate

Origin of cord cutter

First recorded in 2010–15

OTHER WORDS FROM cord cutter

cord cut·ting, noun