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con⋅sum⋅er

  [kuhn-soo-mer]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that consumes.
2. Economics. a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.
3. 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; ME; see consume, -er 1

Related forms:
con⋅sum⋅er⋅ship, noun
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con·sum·er   (kən-sōō'mər)   
n.  

  1. One that consumes, especially one that acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership rather than for resale or use in production and manufacturing.

  2. A heterotrophic organism that ingests other organisms or organic matter in a food chain.

con·sum'er·ship' n.
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consumer

Someone who purchases a good for personal use.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: con·sum·er
Function: noun
: one that utilizes economic goods; specifically : an individual who purchases goods for personal use as distinguished from commercial use
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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