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consumerist

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con⋅sum⋅er⋅ist

  [kuhn-soo-mer-ist]
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–noun
1. Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to consumer interests or consumerism.
Origin:
1965–70; consumer + -ist
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con·sum·er·ism   (kən-sōō'mə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. The movement seeking to protect and inform consumers by requiring such practices as honest packaging and advertising, product guarantees, and improved safety standards.

  2. The theory that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically beneficial.

  3. Attachment to materialistic values or possessions: deplored the rampant consumerism of contemporary society.

con·sum'er·ist n., con·sum'er·is'tic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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