subscriber
/səb'skraibə/
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Definition
- 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- Few scientists are subscribers to that outdated hypothesis.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
- someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
- someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
- someone who expresses strong approval