Words / B1

s-uh-b-SKRYB-uh/səbˈskraɪbə/

A subscriber pays for a regular service: a newspaper subscriber; subscribe to a podcast (verb); subscriber numbers. Reader is anyone who reads, paying or not; viewer watches TV. Subscription is the noun for the payment plan. Paywall sites distinguish subscribers from casual visitors. Do not confuse it with transcriber (someone who types speech).

Meaning

A person who pays to receive a newspaper, service, or channel regularly.

Examples

• “Only subscribers can read the full article behind the paywall.”
• “Subscribers get the crossword app included in the monthly fee.”
• “The magazine lost subscribers when it moved all cartoons online.”

Good to know

a subscriber to + service. Verb: subscribe to. Plan: subscription. Free reader ≠ subscriber. TV: viewer. Not transcriber.

Near in meaning

member

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