Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who contributes or promises to contribute a sum of money: A "subscriber" is someone who commits to giving a specific amount of money, often to support a cause, organization, or project.
   • A person who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication: A "subscriber" is someone who arranges to regularly receive a service (like a magazine, streaming service, or software) in exchange for payment.
   • A person who expresses strong approval: A "subscriber" is someone who endorses or supports a theory, idea, or set of beliefs.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Financial Contributor):

  • She became a subscriber to the museum's renovation fund.
  • The charity thanked its subscribers for their generous pledges.

• Noun (Service/Publication Customer):

  • I am a subscriber to three different streaming services.
  • The magazine has over ten thousand subscribers.

• Noun (Supporter of an Idea):

  • He is a subscriber to the theory that hard work always pays off.
  • Few scientists are subscribers to that outdated hypothesis.

Advanced Usage

• "The subscriber": This formal phrase is used in documents to refer to the person who is signing.
  • The terms are agreed to by the subscriber below.

Variants and Related Words

• Subscribe (verb): To arrange to receive something regularly by paying; to agree with or support an idea.

  • I subscribe to a weekly newsletter.
  • I do not subscribe to that point of view.

• Subscription (noun): The act of subscribing; an arrangement for receiving a service or publication.

  • My magazine subscription renews automatically.

Synonyms

• Contributor: A person who gives money to a cause.
• Patron: A person who gives financial support.
• Member: A person belonging to a society or service (e.g., a gym member).
• Supporter: A person who approves of and encourages something.

Related Phrases

• To take out a subscription: To begin subscribing to a service.
  • I took out a subscription to the local newspaper.

Idioms

• To subscribe to the view/idea that...: To agree with or believe in a particular opinion or theory.
  • Many economists subscribe to the view that free trade is beneficial.

Noun

1. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
2. someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
3. someone who expresses strong approval