Subscriber Meaning
/səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who subscribes to a publication or a service.
nounA system or component that subscribes to something, such as an event, made available by a publisher.
Sentence Examples
I'm a subscriber for a weekly journal.
The subscriber you are calling is currently not available, please try your call again later.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The online forum has over a thousand ____ who access exclusive content.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a regular ____, she received a free gift and access to exclusive online content from the website.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English subscriber From subscribe + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The aim is to better appeal to the varied interests of Netflix’s sprawling subscriber base. […] “All signs point to Netflix having reached escape velocity, with subscribers scaling far faster than investors expected,” Mr. Greenfield said."
— 2024 April 18, Nicole Sperling, Benjamin Mullin, “Netflix Added More Than 9 Million Subscribers in First Quarter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Apr 2024:
"An event aggregator facilitates a fire-and-forget model of communication. The object triggering the event doesn't care if there are any subscribers."
— 2013, Addy Osmani, Developing Backbone.js Applications, page 175:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The online forum has over a thousand ____ who access exclusive content.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a regular ____, she received a free gift and access to exclusive online content from the website.