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 …—

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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.—

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

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This is a package for addressing all your cord-cutter needs, not just for watching Fox online. —

Claire Franken, TVLine, 8 Feb. 2025 But, on a post-earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Murdoch said the parent of Fox Nation is working on something bigger designed to reach the large population of cord-cutters and cord-nevers who are not in the traditional cable bundle. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 This is a comprehensive packing for addressing all you cord-cutter needs. —

Claire Franken, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025 How to Watch Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs Online Without Cable Since the AFC championship game airs on CBS, cord-cutters can stream it exclusively on Paramount+. —

Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cord-cutter