Main Entry: con·sum·er

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsü-mər\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 15th century

: one that consumes: as a : one that utilizes economic goods b : an organism requiring complex organic compounds for food which it obtains by preying on other organisms or by eating particles of organic matter — compare producer 3

— con·sum·er·ship \-ˌship\ noun