cord cutter

[ kawrd kuht-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

a person who has switched from cable, satellite, or landline to a wireless or internet connection to access television or phone service:
Cord cutters are using more mobile apps to view college football than ever before.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cord cutter¹

First recorded in 2010–15

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Example Sentences

Meanwhile, broadcast networks are increasingly making their programming available to cord cutters through their streaming services, which can negate people’s need to access local TV stations.

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However, while the networks have the rights to stream games to cord cutters, only NBCUniversal has been explicit about actually doing so.

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As viewers reach the end of stay-at-home orders, the pool of cord cutters will increase.

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According to Schwartz, there’s the added measure of fragmentation occurring with cord cutters and cord extenders.

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In their attempts to attract cord cutters, the companies are effectively baiting their linear subscribers to cut the cord and risking that they won’t.

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