consumer

noun, often attributive

con·sum·er | \ kən-ˈsü-mər

Definition of consumer

: one that consumes: such as

a : one that utilizes economic goods Many consumers make purchases on the Internet.

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 sense 3

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Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

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For planet-conscious beauty consumers, these words can have a strong gravitational pull. — Cotton Codinha, Allure, "What "Green" Means to Women in the Natural Beauty Industry," 8 Apr. 2019 In the week ahead, the U.S. economy will see fresh data on inflation and consumer sentiment. — Wsj Staff, WSJ, "Economy Week Ahead: Consumer Prices, Fed Minutes," 7 Apr. 2019 But Kudlow insisted that while the economy has slowed, the labor market and underlying growth in consumer spending and business investment have remained strong. — Martin Crutsinger, The Seattle Times, "Kudlow calls for one-half point rate cut by Fed," 31 Mar. 2019 Stanton looks for consumer products that make life better for women, like Brandless and Modern Fertility. — Jo Piazza, Marie Claire, "Hatched at Twitter," 12 Feb. 2019 The Supreme Court on Wednesday sidestepped a decision on the legitimacy of class-action settlements that distribute money to nonprofit organizations instead of consumers, in a case involving Alphabet Inc.’s Google. — Brent Kendall, WSJ, "Supreme Court Ducks Class-Action Ruling on Distribution of Google Settlement Funds," 20 Mar. 2019 In a nationally representative 2015 survey of 1,504 people published in the Journal of Food Protection, nearly 70 percent of consumers reported rinsing or washing raw poultry. — Jenna Flannigan, SELF, "8 Surprising Food Safety Mistakes You Might Be Making," 11 Jan. 2019 Here was a business-to-business aesthetic, gussied up for the sake of the consumer — the backroom by way of the window display. — Jamie Lauren Keiles, Vox, "The bleak hope of the day-after-Christmas sale," 27 Dec. 2018 Realtors are not only embracing the technology that consumers use to search for homes, but in most instances... — WSJ, "How Realtors Add Value for Their Customers," 10 Mar. 2019

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