non-subscriber

non-subscriber — noun

1. a person who has not paid to regularly receive a service, publication, or member

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who has not paid to regularly receive a service, publication, or membership, and therefore cannot use the features available only to paying members.

例句

Non-subscribers can read the first three news articles each month before the website asks them to pay.

plural countable: non-subscribers + modal can

The gym charges non-subscribers a higher daily rate to use the swimming pool and sauna.

collocation: charges non-subscribers a higher rate

同義詞
  • non-member

    wider scope; any organisation, not just paid services

  • free user

    informal; common in tech and app contexts

  • guest user

    polite marketing label for someone using a limited free tier

反義詞

文法句型

non-subscribers to [service/publication]

用法筆記

Subject is usually a service provider (newspaper, streaming platform, gym, journal); the noun normally appears in the plural and is paired with verbs of access restriction (charge, show, limit, block).

常見錯誤

❌I am a non-subscribe of the magazine.
✅I am a non-subscriber to the magazine.
💡use the -er noun form, not the verb stem, and follow it with 'to' plus the service.
❌unsubscriber
✅non-subscriber
💡'unsubscriber' means someone who cancelled a subscription they once had; 'non-subscriber' means someone who never subscribed in the first place.