subscriber
part of speech
noun (a subscriber, subscribers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who pays regularly to receive something, such as a magazine, a streaming service or a phone plan. tree →
2) A person who follows a channel online so they see new videos or posts, often for free. tree →
3) (formal) A person who agrees with or supports an idea: "a subscriber to the view that…" tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life children hear about subscribers on YouTube channels and streaming services ("like and subscribe"). Money lessons explain that subscriptions cost money every month, and that free trials can turn into payments. In maths problems subscriber counts are used for big numbers and percentages. Phrases: subscriber count, paid subscriber, a million subscribers.
examples
- The channel just reached a million subscribers! tree →
- My uncle is a subscriber to a gardening magazine. tree →
- Subscribers get a new comic every month. tree →
- Only paying subscribers can watch the film. tree →
- Ask an adult before you click "subscribe" on anything that costs money. tree →
- The newspaper lost many subscribers last year. tree →
- It was she, Mr. Editor, who got together so many subscribers for your last translation.' tree →
note
Countable: a subscriber, subscribers. Verb: subscribe (to); noun: subscription. Pattern: a subscriber TO something. Safety and money: subscriptions repeat until you cancel them. In maths: if a channel goes from 2,000 to 3,000 subscribers, that is a gain of 1,000, or 50 percent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «subscriber» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.