Subscriber
/səbˈskraɪ.bər/noun
A person who pays to receive a service, publication, or content regularly.
Did you know?Subscriber descends from Latin *subscribere*, which originally meant “to write beneath” or “sign one’s name,” and in legal use it could mean formally agreeing to a document by adding your name below it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skribh-
“to cut, scratch, or write by marking”
Latin
Latin
subscribere
“to write beneath; to sign one's name to a document; to assent in writing”
Late Latin
Latin
subscriptor
“one who signs below; an assenter or supporter”
Old French
Old French
subscrivre
“to sign beneath; to subscribe to a document or cause”
Middle English
English
subscriben
“to sign one's name; to pledge oneself in writing”
Modern English
English
subscriber
“a person who subscribes to a service, publication, or channel”