Dictionary

consumer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kənˈsjʉːmə/ (Australia)
• /kənˈsumɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /kənˈsjuːmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /kənˈʃuːmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer From consume + -er.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which, consumes.
   • But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
2. Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.
   • This new system favours the consumer over the producer.
   • A second estimate of gross domestic product, released Thursday, showed that consumer spending was weaker in the first three months of the year than initially reported. 2024 May 30, Bryan Mena and Nathaniel Meyersohn, “The American shopping spree is losing steam”, in CNN:
   • Almost two-thirds of American consumers have at least one unspent gift card tucked away in a drawer, pocket, wallet or purse. 2023 February 23, Parija Kavilanz, “Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards”, in CNN:
3. (broadly) The consumer base of a product, service or business.
   • Our consumers are upwardly mobile and middle-class.
4. An organism (heterotroph) that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.

Forms

Antonyms

producer · producer

Deriveds

consumerist · consumer whore · multiconsumer · consumer credit · cyberconsumer · secondary consumer · direct-to-consumer · consumer unit · conspicuous consumer · consumer brand · consumerization · metaconsumer · mystery consumer · consumerish · postconsumer · consoomer · consumer-grade · business-to-business-to-consumer · consumership · smoke consumer · business-to-consumer · end-consumer · anticonsumer · consumer rights · consumerize · consumer price index · consumer research · consumerlike · transumer · consumerism · consumer resistance · macroconsumer · nonconsumer · consumerdom · consumer society · end consumer · anti-consumer · prosumer · consumer surplus · consumer good · mesoconsumer · preconsumer · family and consumer science · microconsumer

Relateds

consumption

Translations (125)

ro consumator (person purchasing goods) · ug ئىستېمالچى (person purchasing goods) · tr tüketici (person purchasing goods) · lo ຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້ (person purchasing goods) · sk spotrebiteľka (person purchasing goods) · ca consumidor (person purchasing goods) · hi उपभोक्ता (that or who which consumes) · kk тұтынушы (person purchasing goods) · ko 소비자 (person purchasing goods) · cmn 消耗者 (that or who which consumes) · mk потрошувач (person purchasing goods) · mi kaiwhakapeto (that or who which consumes) · bg потреби́тел (person purchasing goods) · gl consumidora (person purchasing goods) · sk spotrebiteľ (person purchasing goods) · ko 소비자 (type of organism) · it consumatore (person purchasing goods) · es consumidor (person purchasing goods) · fa مصرف کننده (person purchasing goods) · sjo ᡫᠠᠶᠠᠪᡠᠰᡞ (person purchasing goods) · ml ഉപഭോക്താവ് (that or who which consumes) · sv konsument (person purchasing goods) · uk спожива́чка (person purchasing goods) · rsk потрошач (person purchasing goods) · gd fear-caitheamh (person purchasing goods) · ky керектөөчү (person purchasing goods) · de Konsumentin (person purchasing goods) · ta நுகர்வோர் (person purchasing goods) · hi भोक्ता (that or who which consumes) · uz xaridor (person purchasing goods) · id pengguna (that or who which consumes) · cs spotřebitel (person purchasing goods) · za bouxsiuhfei (person purchasing goods) · tr konsomatör (person purchasing goods) · de Konsument (person purchasing goods) · id pemakai (that or who which consumes) · nb forbruker (person purchasing goods) · la cōnsumptor (that or who which consumes) · rsk потрошачка (person purchasing goods) · cmn 消費者 /消费者 (person purchasing goods) · rsk трошитель (that or who which consumes) · cmn 消費者 /消费者 (type of organism) · ka მომხმარებელი (person purchasing goods) · be спажыве́ц (person purchasing goods) · ja 消費者 (person purchasing goods) · bg консума́тор (that or who which consumes) · ml ഉപഭോക്താവ് (person purchasing goods) · nl verbruiker (person purchasing goods) · uz isteʻmolchi (person purchasing goods) · sh потроша̀чица (person purchasing goods) · rsk трошителька (that or who which consumes) · be спажыва́льнік (person purchasing goods) · ro consumatoare (person purchasing goods) · sh potrošàčica (person purchasing goods) · hi उपभोक्ता (person purchasing goods) · de Endverbraucher (person purchasing goods) · mn хэрэглэгч (person purchasing goods) · fi kuluttaja (that or who which consumes) · uk спожива́ч (person purchasing goods) · cmn 消費者 /消费者 (that or who which consumes) · de Verbraucherin (person purchasing goods) · fr consommatrice (person purchasing goods) · tt кулланучы (person purchasing goods) · fr consommateur (person purchasing goods) · rsk трошитель (person purchasing goods) · tl mananaid (person purchasing goods) · he צַרְכָן (person purchasing goods) · pt consumidor (person purchasing goods) · tg харидор (person purchasing goods) · mi kaiwhakapau (that or who which consumes) · mn ᠬᠡᠷᠡᠭᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ (person purchasing goods) · sh потро̀ша̄ч (person purchasing goods) · ru потреби́тель (person purchasing goods) · it consumatrice (person purchasing goods) · lv patērētājs (person purchasing goods) · hi भोक्ता (person purchasing goods) · sv förbrukare (person purchasing goods) · he צרכנית (person purchasing goods) · sl porabnica (person purchasing goods) · mi kaiwhakapeto (person purchasing goods) · el καταναλωτής (person purchasing goods) · pl konsumentka (person purchasing goods) · fi kuluttaja (person purchasing goods) · bn ভোক্তা (person purchasing goods) · ta நுகரி (type of organism) · vi người tiêu thụ (person purchasing goods) · vi người tiêu dùng (person purchasing goods) · gl consumidor (person purchasing goods) · km អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ (person purchasing goods) · hu fogyasztó (person purchasing goods) · sa अशिर (that or who which consumes) · ar مُسْتَهْلِك (person purchasing goods) · tg истеъмолкунанда (person purchasing goods) · hi ग्राहक (person purchasing goods) · sh potròšāč (person purchasing goods) · ar مُسْتَنْفِد (person purchasing goods) · rsk трошителька (person purchasing goods) · mi kaiwhakapau (person purchasing goods) · sq konsumator (person purchasing goods) · ta நுகரிகள் (type of organism) · th ผู้บริโภค (person purchasing goods) · hi भक्षक (that or who which consumes) · pl konsument (person purchasing goods) · hy սպառող (person purchasing goods) · sl porabnik (person purchasing goods) · gd caitheadair (person purchasing goods) · ta நுகர்வோர் (that or who which consumes) · sl potrošnik (person purchasing goods) · cs spotřebitelka (person purchasing goods) · fi kuluttaja (type of organism) · my စားသုံးသူ (person purchasing goods) · be спажыва́льніца (person purchasing goods) · sl potrošnica (person purchasing goods) · nl consument (person purchasing goods) · az istehlakçı (person purchasing goods) · de Verbraucher (person purchasing goods) · tl konsiyumer (person purchasing goods) · ru потреби́тельница (person purchasing goods) · da forbruger (person purchasing goods) · lt vartotojas (person purchasing goods) · et tarbija (person purchasing goods) · de Endverbraucherin (person purchasing goods) · bg потреби́телка (person purchasing goods) · mk потрошувачка (person purchasing goods) · tl konsiyumer (that or who which consumes)