abonado

subscriber

noun ah-boh-NAH-doh Rare

Also means

season-ticket holder

Usage Note

Abonado is the past participle of abonar used as a noun. It refers to a paying subscriber (phone, streaming, magazine) or a season-ticket holder for sport or theatre. The feminine is abonada. In agriculture, abonado as an adjective means 'fertilised' (tierra abonada), a completely different sense sharing the same form.

Examples

"Soy abonado al servicio de música desde hace dos años."

Natural Translation

I have been a subscriber to the music service for two years.

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