Synonyms of consumer

consumer

noun

as in customer

a person who buys goods and services

Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

Related Words

• customer
• user
• buyer
• client
• patron
• purchaser
• end user
• guest
• shopper
• correspondent
• vendee
• punter
• browser
• prospect
• account
• window-shopper
• bargainer
• haggler
• regular

Dissimilar Words

• seller
• merchant
• vendor
• broker
• shopkeeper
• tradesman
• fence
• black marketer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consumer

Still, consumers may be in for higher borrowing costs down the road. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Though consumers are advised to eat smaller fish or to trim away belly fat and dark meat to remove contaminants, blue catfish is increasingly popular table fare. — Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

The freewheeling discussions on rewatch podcasts also align with how younger consumers prefer to see their favorite celebrities presented — authentic, unvarnished and free of the restraint of public relations handlers. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

This area is rife with fraud, including multiple cases in which telemarketers misled consumers into paying hundreds of dollars per month to purchase sham health insurance. — Helen Levy, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026