consumer

IPA: kʌnsˈumɝ

One who, or that which, consumes.
(economics) Someone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.
(by extension) The consumer base of a product, service or business.
(ecology) An organism (heterotroph) that uses other organisms for food in order to gain energy.

Examples of "consumer" in Sentences

My problem with the term "consumer" is the same one that
So with that, I think the term "consumer" is appropriate.
'Every time I hear the word consumer instead of patient, an angel dies.'
The term consumer makes you into nothing more than a machine that devours goods and services.
Last Week's Challenge: From Ed Pegg Jr., who runs the website MathPuzzle.com: Take the phrase "consumer protection laws," and rearrange the letters to name a person in broadcasting and an issue of public debate.