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long-time listener

long-time listener

3 3.0
A person who has often listened to a radio or TV show for years
  • noun
  • /lɔŋ taɪm ˈlɪsənər/
translation icon : oyente habitual
  • Hey, I have told hundreds of people and have been a long-time listener to Pandora.
  • long-time listener, first-time caller

Hey, Theo, you know, long time listener, first time caller here.

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Examples

  • As a long-time listener of the show, I have seen its evolution over the years.

  • Our next question, long time listeners of the show will certainly know David famously worked in the server center of what tech company?

  • And for those of you that are our long time listener, you will know Michelle.

    I've Had It

  • Long time listener from Spring Lake, North Carolina.

    A Trip Elsewhere (2024)

  • In public, if you're a long time listener, thank you.

  • The hardcores, the long time listeners know your story well, but the show's grown quite a bit.

    Rich Roll

  • And if you've been a long time listener, you're probably thinking, what could that be?

    Mel Robbins

  • Hi guys, my name is Rachel, I'm from Lisle, IL and I've been a long time listener of you guys ever since your podcast started.

  • Being a long-time listener, I appreciate the consistent quality of the broadcasts.

  • I consider myself a long-time listener because I have tuned in every week for the past five years.

How Devoted

fanatic
8 4.3
superfan
  • Informal
4 4.1
belieber
  • Slang
2 7.9
fan
∞ 1.0
long-time listener
3 3.0
admirer
113 2.3

Surface Forms

long-time listener singular
long-time listeners plural

Morphology

long-time + listener

The sense 'a person who has listened for an extended period' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents (long + time) modifying 'listener', so a B1 learner who knows the component words will readily infer the meaning. This compound adjective + noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, making the phrase transparent to learners.

Etymology

Long-time listener shows a simple picture: long-time (someone who has listened for many years) and listener (a person who follows a radio or TV show). Because they have listened for so long, they feel connected to the program, so the phrase means 'a person who has regularly listened to a broadcast, program, or show for an extended period of time'.