Origin: Latin prefix sub-
Subscriber has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
someone who expresses strong approval
"The comedian was so pleased that his biggest subscriber had just tweeted a glowing review of his new special."
someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication
"After six months, the magazine subscriber finally received her first issue on time."
someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
"The museum is struggling because its main subscriber stopped sending their monthly donation last month."
A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.
"As a loyal subscriber, I receive my digital newsletter every morning before work."
In plain English: A subscriber is someone who pays money to receive regular updates, content, or services from a company.
"My friend is a subscriber to several magazines and gets them delivered every month."
Usage: A subscriber is someone who pays regularly to receive a newspaper, magazine, or digital content rather than buying each issue individually. This term specifically refers to the customer side of an ongoing agreement and should not be confused with "subscribing," which describes the act itself.
The word subscriber comes from the verb to subscribe combined with the suffix -er. It originally referred to someone who subscribed or signed up for something, a meaning that has remained consistent as the term entered English.