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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

With roughly 1.5 million subscribers, the newsletter built its audience on contrarian opinion columns and critiques of “the woke left.”

From Salon

Despite the risks, there’s no lack of interest: A look on Alexandrovna’s Telegram channel, titled “Friend of Russia” and featuring a picture of Putin, shows more than 22,000 subscribers.

From Los Angeles Times

A major sticking point was Google’s proposal to shift the Univision network from its basic plan, which is available to all subscribers, and put the channel on a more expensive Spanish-language add-on package.

From Los Angeles Times

The streaming platform announced Thursday that Crunchyroll Manga, an add-on service that will make hundreds of manga titles from across several publishers available to subscribers, will launch as an app on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• donor