CONSUMER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

consumer

noun

Definition of consumer

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a person who buys goods and services Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

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Recent Examples of consumer The money Idaho receives will go into its consumer protection fund and will be transferred into the state’s general fund. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026 According to a 2025 study by consumer platform CouponBirds, teachers in the state spend an average of $1,632 of their own money each year to stock their classrooms. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 The growth and energy in the media market today is in human to human relationships, with deep engagement and value for both consumers and brands. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 The survey found that over the prior three months, consumers had dialed back their spending in several areas. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consumer

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Anthropic has seen incredible traction with enterprise customers, and there figures to be considerable overlap between the companies' customer bases.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
The announcement also did not identify prospective brand customers or say where the chip supplied to Shenghong will be produced.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of customer

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Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Divine has already racked up around 100,000 users, Rabble said.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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The platform links brand clients with filmmakers around the world to turn advertising messages into standalone films with real narrative ambition, rather than conventional commercials.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The two economies have deepened ties, particularly as Korean chip giants have become central to the global AI boom, with Nvidia as their most important client.

— Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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