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

The rise in oil prices has pushed up the price of oil products from gasoline to diesel, hitting consumers’ wallets and putting inflation in focus for central banks. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Diesel prices, which can have an outsize impact on consumers because it is used in shipping and production, hit an all-time high Friday and has continued to climb since. — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

News consumers today, surfing the slurry of free information on their phones and browsers, are constantly being shocked by the old. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

With so much happening throughout the week, and so much attention being paid to the US consumer by the broader luxury industry, energy heading into this season is high. — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026