subscriber (n.)

1590s, agent noun from subscribe.

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early 15c., "to sign at the bottom of a document," from Latin subscribere "write, write underneath, sign one's name; register," also figuratively "assent, agree to, approve," from sub "underneath" (see sub-) + scribere "to write" (from PIE root *skribh- "to cut"). The meaning "give one's consent" (by subscribing one's name) first recorded mid-15c.; that of "contribute money to" 1630s; and that of "become a regular buyer of a publication" 1711, all originally literal. Related: Subscribed; subscribing.

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Definitions of subscriber

subscriber (n.)

someone who expresses strong approval;

Synonyms: endorser / indorser / ratifier

subscriber (n.)

someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication;

Synonyms: reader

subscriber (n.)

someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money;

Synonyms: contributor

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