cord-cutter

English

Noun

cord-cutter (plural cord-cutters)

  1. (television, informal) A person who cancels traditional subscription television services such as cable or satellite in favor of Internet streaming services.
    • 2019 December 16, Tiffany Hsu, quoting Ellie Bamford, “Netflix Is Ad Free, but It Isn’t Brand Free”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2 February 2021:
      “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.”
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