# subscriber

Pronunciation: US say "suhb-SKRY-bur" /səbˈskɹaɪbɚ/; UK say "suhb-SKRY-buh" /səbˈskɹaɪbə/

## Noun

1. A person who signs up to receive a publication or use a service, usually by paying on a regular basis.
   - Simple: A person who pays to get a magazine, service, or membership on a regular basis.
   - _Each new subscriber receives a welcome email with login details._
   - _The newspaper's subscribers were notified of the upcoming price increase._
2. A system or component that registers to receive something, such as an event, made available by a publisher.
   - Simple: A part of a computer system that signs up to receive messages or updates from another part.
   - _Each subscriber receives the event as soon as the publisher emits it._
   - _The message broker delivered the update to every active subscriber._

## Origin

Formed from the verb "subscribe" with the suffix "-er", marking a person who subscribes.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/subscriber (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).