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consumer

noun

Definition of consumernext
as in customer
a person who buys goods and services Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

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Recent Examples of consumer Notably the deal also extends beyond just Skydance Sports to potentially include other parts of Paramount, including video games, consumer products and other areas. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Still, diesel's record-setting rise colliding with the fall harvest season means that costs will balloon for producers of crops like corn and wheat, according to Jacob Aiken-Phillips, head of consumer and retail research at Melius Research. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 And yet scores of companies selling this and other unapproved drugs have blown through regulatory safeguards to offer access to customers online — part of a national craze that is changing the way consumers buy drugs. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The company said the platform’s capabilities extend from trend and consumer intelligence into color direction as well. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consumer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
  1. customer
  2. user
  3. buyer
  4. client
Noun
  • Its Energy-as-a-Service model means industrial customers can use the resulting power infrastructure without having to develop and finance the projects independently.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Other potential benefits are more difficult to quantify, including long-term savings that result from preserving customer trust and loyalty through more effective protection of sensitive customer data.
    — Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of customer
Noun
  • The product tracks sleep patterns and measures users’ quality of rest.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of user
Noun
  • Furthermore, your buyer will be living in a neighborhood that’s complete.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The movie, examining the rise of Sam Altman (played by Andrew Garfield) and OpenAI, was dropped by Amazon MGM earlier this year, leading to a scramble for a new buyer before Neon stepped in — and breathless speculation about the movie’s contents.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of buyer
Noun
  • For Happy Home and Time Bank, finding clients can be a challenge.
    — HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • So the first question was whether a single party should ever hold a complete key, and therefore complete control over a client’s assets.
    — Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of client

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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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