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

Related Words

• donor