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

This is not the age of the consumer.
The gap was filled by deflation of consumer prices.
The change in the Consumer Price Index for services.
My problem with the term "consumer" is the same one that
So with that, I think the term "consumer" is appropriate.
The difference between the two prices is the consumer surplus.
The purpose of a jingle is to get consumers to remember the product.
'Every time I hear the word consumer instead of patient, an angel dies.'
The consumer can easily examine the product through the transparent plastic.
Thereafter the vent may be sealed and the product distributed to the consumer.
The term consumer makes you into nothing more than a machine that devours goods and services.
Not from the consumer, who is seeing rising prices reduce the value of nugatory wage increases.
We favour consumer and retail plays wherein supportive demographics and improving spending trends underlie an exciting demand story.
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.