nonsubscriber
- noun
- /ˌnɒn.səˈbaɪ.dər/
:
no suscriptor
- I don't yet have Netflix, but isn't the whole idea of a trailer to attract new viewers? So why can't we nonsubscribers see it?
Examples
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"My business was a nice, quiet little area of the law till the recent tort reform," says Gary A. Thornton, who has been handling nonsubscriber work for 20 years.
Academic text (2006) -
Nonsubscribers can purchase individual articles for $10 each.
Academic text (2006) -
This distribution of information is incredibly helpful to nonsubscribers, since the Times' Twitter followers get the benefit of avoiding that vexing paywall.
Blog text (10) -
Most Texas employers carry workers' comp insurance, but 32 percent of them are so-called nonsubscribers and employ an estimated 17 percent of the workforce—1.7 million people.
Academic text (2011) -
Nonsubscribers can purchase individual articles for $10 each.
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Nonsubscribers receive one free e-mail account (premium users get five) for subscribing to or creating a public RSS feed for a mailing list.
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Nonsubscribers who can afford the $7,500 fee can access treatment plans and diagnoses from experts.
Synonyms
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A person who disagrees with common ideas or with those in charge
A person who does not belong to or support a particular group
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonsubscriber = subscriber (transparent) = non + subscriber
The meaning is a straightforward negation: 'non-' + 'subscriber' = a person who does not subscribe; this is directly inferable by learners.
Etymology
Nonsubscriber is built from non- 'not' and subscriber, which comes from subscribe 'to sign under' and is related to scribe 'writer'. So a nonsubscriber is someone who does not subscribe, pay for, or support a service or idea.