cord-cutter

noun

cord-cut·ter ˈkȯrd-ˌkə-tər

variants or less commonly cord cutter

plural cord-cutters also cord cutters

: someone who chooses to stop subscribing to cable television or to a landline telephone service

And now cord-cutters can watch Olympics coverage on the website and app, too …—

Noel Murray

It … is a little pricey for catching one game but might be worth it if you're a cord cutter that regularly wants access to live programming.—

Emily Price

Landline telephone cord-cutters are embracing mobile Internet as well …—

TendersInfo

Examples of cord-cutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Netflix said that the median age of its subscriber base is 37 and that 60% are cord-cutters. —

Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 The easiest way for cord-cutters to watch E!’s full coverage online is with a live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling and others. —

Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 May 2024 The new sports package adds one more potential cost for cord-cutters who might already be running up big digital TV bills with other providers, such as Netflix, Prime Video and Peacock. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024 Though the show won't stream for free, cord-cutters can still watch via an internet cable subscription like Hulu + Live TV or YouTube TV. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 10 Jan. 2024 The monthly pricing will need to be attractive enough to lure cord-nevers and cord-cutters — who have shunned traditional cable and satellite TV — while also ensuring Disney, Fox and WBD avoid cannibalizing their own streaming services and linear networks. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024 Courtesy of Prime Video A decade ago, cord-cutters prophesied a world free of exorbitant cable bills where everyone binged The Office without intrusions from advertisers. —

Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2024 In addition, cord-cutters can watch games with any live TV streaming service that carries NBA TV and TNT, like DirecTV Stream. —

Rudie Obias, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024 Hulu has become a surprisingly good subscription service, particularly for cord-cutters who want to watch new and classic shows. —

Parker Hall, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'cord-cutter.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.