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

Related forms

con·sum·er·ship, noun

an·ti·con·sum·er, noun, adjective

non·con·sum·er, adjective, noun

pre·con·sum·er, noun

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Most consumers are about to lose access to one version of their all-important credit score.

Consumers have thousands of choices, and all the price tags vary.

It is claimed that consumers are being manipulated by big corporations and their brands.

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Most consumers are about to lose access to one version of their all-important credit score.

Consumers have thousands of choices, and all the price tags vary.

It is claimed that consumers are being manipulated by big corporations and their brands.

Students will check their maps later by surveying the travel behavior of other consumers.

Ads can make consumers believe they've tried products that they haven't or that don't even exist.

Of course, willing consumers were essential to his success.

Because green lacewing larvae are such voracious consumers of aphids, they are also called aphidlions.

E-loan has been allowing consumers to check their credit ratings online for free.

The economic downturn and high rates of unemployment have forced consumers to spend less, and advertisers have taken notice.

Organizations that provide services to consumers are experiencing the impact of this economic downturn more and more each day.

Consumers are highly vulnerable to a sudden break in energy supplies.

Consumers have a financial incentive here as well, as municipal water is far cheaper than bottled water.

Pennsylvania changes course and allows farmers to alert consumers that they do-or don't-ply their dairy cows with hormones.

But the oil that goes into water bottles themselves doesn't include the energy needed to ?ll them or to move them to consumers.

All of this gives consumers more power of choice when it comes to providers.

American consumers have been salting away more of their paychecks than initially reported.

Higher-education professionals buy more books than any other group of consumers.

Military technology used to filter down to consumers.

How consumers can compare plug-in vehicles with their gasoline-powered cousins.

Consumers were drawn in by the price, then hooked by the quality.

Of course, none of this is really convincing consumers.

But whether consumers and businesses will spend that freed-up cash is.

Consumers should stand up and force them to produce bloodless phones and computers.

Some people argue that the sale of genetic tests directly to consumers should be banned.

Growers must pinch off the plants at specific times to promote the branching consumers find attractive.

What companies are doing to keep consumers out of the dark when a power facility fails.

The bipartisan legislation would allow consumers to demand particular websites stop tracking and selling their online behavior.

With job losses and mounting debt, consumers have been anxious, depressed and angry.

Meanwhile, as consumers become more and more technically savvy, enrollments at online universities will continue to skyrocket.

Consumers may not have noticed them yet, but there is.

Many consumers reuse disposable plastic water bottles for convenience' sake and to keep the bottles out of landfills.

Boost the price on energy from carbon and give the proceeds back to consumers.

Proponents say the systems let financers extend credit to consumers who might otherwise be ineligible for an auto loan.

Consumers are pulling back on their spending, all but guaranteeing that the economic situation will get worse.

In the early years, protocols required a genetic counselor or a physician to interpret test results for patients and consumers.

Mortgage refinancing has allowed consumers to maintain their spending despite rising unemployment.

US consumers won't have the choice of cheap incandescent bulbs much longer.

And consumers might simply feel better about their steaks, roasts and burgers.

And consumers are also becoming more creative themselves, blending high-tech with low-tech.

American consumers are finally coming out of hiding.

First and foremost, students are the direct consumers and beneficiaries of studying abroad.

Signs show consumers how their trolley's footprint compares with the average.

Population shifts explain part of that drop as consumers moved south to places where electricity runs heat pumps.

The goal is to enable consumers to better manage their electricity usage and thereby save money.

When someone buys a computer or mobile phone, the number of consumers and producers both increase by one.

More consumers are shunning credit cards for holiday shopping and using cash to keep themselves on budget.

Student loans are guarenteed by the government, but student loans rightly go to students who as informed consumers have a choice.

Yet consumers still have plenty of reasons for anxiety.

There may be more levels of consumers before a chain finally reaches its top predator.

We can all do our bit as consumers by choosing only products made from local timber.

For now, it's more focused on consumers than companies.

Their findings are used for marketing purposes to single out consumers with goods and services based on our specific interests.

Third, no one can be sure how consumers will respond.

The good news is that consumers have some advocates on this issue besides.

Consumers want simple, easy-to-use devices, not extravagant features or killer specs.

There are fewer places to go to for consumers seeking access to unlimited data on their smartphones.

Ultimately you have to give those ideas commercial value and to deliver them to consumers in your own country.

So consumers are due a boost to their spending power in the fourth quarter.

The arrows on the bottom of the bottle can be misleading, leading consumers to believe the item is recyclable.

Consumers are really not scientifically minded enough to be able to understand a clinical study".

But a software hack gives consumers a wider view of the products by.

In other industries, it's the consumers who usually force innovation by changing their habits.

In any case, it seems likely that investors and commodity consumers are motivated by the same factors.

Despite our economic worries, we've become a world of connected consumers in a time of stunning and constant change.

So the thousands of savings from this bill for consumers is not entirely accurate.

The protesters are the latest in a long line of consumers to rebel against restrictive copy-protection technologies.

The opaque nature of the higher-education experience makes it hard for consumers to sniff out fraudsters up-front.

Adding a hybrid engine costs thousands of dollars, which puts off many consumers.

Apple's innovative iPad provides digital media consumers with a compelling new platform to enjoy their favorite content.

For instance, she found that consumers were far more likely to buy jam when given fewer flavor choices, not more.

Ford is betting small cars have big appeal with consumers.

They focus on more, faster, cheaper throughput and keeping the consumers happy.

Whatever it is must reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable demands of consumers and the industry.

Shipment of ornamental cacti to consumers elsewhere also contributes to the wild cacti decline.

Contrary to what many industry advocates might say, scientists are not trying to cause panic among consumers.

The devices could also benefit consumers by transmiting messages to smart appliances in their.

Microeconomics studies the economic behavior of individual consumers and individual businesses.

Consumers pay almost all taxes" that doesn't make sense.

But some studies suggest the move actually has consumers using more power-and paying bigger energy bills.

Visualizations and calculators allow consumers to estimate the impact of products, foods and events.

And it's a story that may have left some consumers confused.

We created market alternatives and empowered consumers.

California is one of the country's largest energy consumers and a leader in.

First, simplify and standardize the solar value proposition so consumers get the message and adopt.

Resources for energy-conscious consumers cover everything from guidance in buying windows to installing a solar pool heater.

But it isn't about putting consumers health at risk.

Step three occurs when consumers purchase recycled products.

Until it's more feasible to gas up a hydrogen car, it will be hard to convince consumers to pay for one.

Energizer has industry-leading lithium battery technology for powering up the high-tech devices that consumers use every day.

Some question the new regulation's potential impact on cash-strapped consumers and the biofuel industry.

First-order consumers are those that directly consume photosynthetic plant producers and the energy stored in plant tissue.

Re-connect students to the cost of their education so that they and their parents will be more demanding consumers.

Offers information to industry and consumers on a variety of meat issues.

The findings also may have implications for consumers who use pesticides in their homes or yards.

California is one of the country's largest energy consumers and a leader in the pursuit of viable alternative sources of energy.

Such false dignity: from chattels to slaves and consumers.

Consumers probably paid more to buy the same product grown in unaffected regions.

New green fabrics are gaining popularity and coming online at a rapid rate, resulting in plenty of choices for savvy consumers.

Consumers use it as a cooking fuel, for heating and sometimes for vehicle fuel.

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Word Origin & History

consumer

1530s, "one who squanders or wastes," agent noun from consume. In economic sense, "one who uses up goods or articles" (opposite of producer) from 1745. Consumer goods is attested from 1890. In U.S., consumer price index calculated since 1919, tracking "changes in the prices

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paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services" [Bureau of Labor Statistics]; abbreviation CPI is attested by 1971.

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American Heritage

Science Dictionary

consumer

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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.

American Heritage

Cultural Dictionary

consumer definition

Someone who purchases a good for personal use.

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