consumer

[ kuhn-soo-mer ]

/ kənˈsu mər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR consumer ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that consumes.

Economics. a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.

Ecology. an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals.

Origin of consumer

1375–1425 for earlier sense “squanderer,” 1525–35 for current senses; Middle English; see consume, -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM consumer

con·sum·er·ship, nounan·ti·con·sum·er, noun, adjectivenon·con·sum·er, adjective, nounpre·con·sum·er, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for consumer

Without Mr. Flack, at the cafes, he felt too much a non-consumer.
The Reverberator|Henry James
And there it reproached its maker and its non-consumer in the morning.
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for consumer

consumer

/ (kənˈsjuːmə) /

noun

a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needsCompare producer (def. 6)

a person or thing that consumes

(usually plural) ecology an organism, esp an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animalsSee also decomposer, producer (def. 8)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for consumer

consumer

Someone who purchases a good for personal use.

Scientific definitions for consumer

consumer

[ kən-sōō′mər ]

A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain.♦ Herbivores that feed on green plants and detritivores that feed on decaying matter are called primary consumers. Carnivores that feed on herbivores or detritivores are called secondary consumers, while those that feed on other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Compare producer.

单词	consumer
释义	consumer [ kuhn-soo-mer ] / kənˈsu mər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consumer ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that consumes. Economics. a person or organization that uses a commodity or service. Ecology. an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals. Origin of consumer 1375–1425 for earlier sense “squanderer,” 1525–35 for current senses; Middle English; see consume, -er¹ OTHER WORDS FROM consumer con·sum·er·ship, nounan·ti·con·sum·er, noun, adjectivenon·con·sum·er, adjective, nounpre·con·sum·er, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consumer Without Mr. Flack, at the cafes, he felt too much a non-consumer. The Reverberator\|Henry James And there it reproached its maker and its non-consumer in the morning. It Never Can Happen Again\|William De Morgan British Dictionary definitions for consumer consumer / (kənˈsjuːmə) / noun a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needsCompare producer (def. 6) a person or thing that consumes (usually plural) ecology an organism, esp an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animalsSee also decomposer, producer (def. 8) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consumer customer, buyer, user, shopper, purchaser, enjoyer, end user Cultural definitions for consumer consumer Someone who purchases a good for personal use. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Scientific definitions for consumer consumer [ kən-sōō′mər ] A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain.♦ Herbivores that feed on green plants and detritivores that feed on decaying matter are called primary consumers. Carnivores that feed on herbivores or detritivores are called secondary consumers, while those that feed on other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Compare producer. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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consumer

noun

Origin of consumer

OTHER WORDS FROM consumer

Example sentences from the Web for consumer

British Dictionary definitions for consumer

noun

Words related to consumer

Cultural definitions for consumer

Scientific definitions for consumer