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cord-cutter

cord-cutter noun: a person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.

Noun

cord-cutter (plural cord-cutters)

  1. (informal) A person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.
    • “Brands want to be in front of this audience,” Ms. Bamford said. “Reaching these unreachables, these cord-cutters who don’t want to be fed an ad, is a huge concern.”2019 December 16, Tiffany Hsu, quoting Ellie Bamford, “Netflix Is Ad Free, but It Isn’t Brand Free”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of cord-cutter

pluralcord-cutters

Questions about cord-cutter

What does cord-cutter mean?
Cord-cutter means a person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.
What part of speech is cord-cutter?
Cord-cutter is a noun.
What is the plural of cord-cutter?
The plural of cord-cutter is cord-cutters.

Words near cord-cutter in the dictionary

  1. cord grass
  2. cord grasses
  3. cord lacing
  4. cord set
  5. cord sets
  6. cord-cutter
  7. cord-cutters
  8. cord-cutting
  9. cord-lacing
  10. cordage
  11. cordages

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