Meaning & use
binge watcher
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Meaning
nouncountableinformal
A person who watches many episodes of a TV series in one long session.
Grammar: Countable: a binge watcher, two binge watchers.
Patterns
- a binge watcher
- become a binge watcher
- binge watchers of something
She became a binge watcher after discovering the new crime series.
Binge watchers often finish a whole season in one weekend.
My brother is a binge watcher; he never watches just one episode.
Word forms
| plural | binge watchers |
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Common combinations
- a binge watcher of
- He is a binge watcher of reality shows.
- become a binge watcher
- Many people become binge watchers during the holidays.
- a serious binge watcher
- She is a serious binge watcher and knows every series.
Synonyms and how they differ
- marathoner
- A person who does something for a long time without stopping; often used for TV watching but less specific.
Word family
- binge-watch verb
- To watch many episodes of a show in one sitting.
- binge-watching noun
- The activity of watching many episodes in a row.
- binge noun
- A short period of doing too much of something, such as eating or watching TV.
Commonly confused: binge watcher or binge eater?
binge watcher vs binge eater
A binge eater eats large amounts of food in a short time; a binge watcher watches many episodes of TV in a short time.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'binge watcher' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Binge watcher' is a noun, so it needs a verb like 'is' before it: She is a binge watcher. The other options try to use it as a verb or leave out the verb, which is incorrect.
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