subscriber

American  

[suhb-skrahy-ber] / səbˈskraɪ bər /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsubscriber noun
• presubscriber noun

Etymology

Origin of subscriber

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

Example Sentences

ChatGPT claims the top position in consumer AI, with more than 900 million weekly active users and some 50 million subscribers.

From Barron's

Regardless, it didn’t solve Mr. Ergen’s financial problems, including a heavy debt load and declining number of Dish satellite TV subscribers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sports and live events are seen as a means to attract and keep subscribers and an opportunity for Netflix to boost its nascent advertising business.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sports and live events are seen as a means to attract and keep subscribers and an opportunity for Netflix to boost its nascent advertising business.

From The Wall Street Journal

“As the streaming market matures, the emphasis is no longer on pure subscriber growth but on extracting greater value from existing audiences,” said Lauren Liversedge, a senior analyst at Ampere Analysis.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• donor