"prosumer" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəʊˈsjuːmə/ [UK]
Etymology: Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer blend English prosumer Blend of professional + consumer. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|professional|consumer|id=professional consumer|tree=1}} Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer blend English prosumer, {{blend|en|professional|consumer}} Blend of professional + consumer Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prosumer (not comparable)
  1. (marketing, of a consumer product) Targeting serious, enthusiastic consumers, incorporating professional features but often modified for non-professional use. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prosumer-en-adj-pgzTra2~ Categories (other): Marketing Topics: business, marketing
  2. (marketing, of a consumer product) High-end. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prosumer-en-adj-Fnf-UMiJ Categories (other): Marketing, English blends, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English blends: 23 38 19 20 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 24 36 22 18 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 33 26 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 35 25 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 50 15 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 45 19 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 50 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 60 16 10 Topics: business, marketing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈsjuːmə/ [UK] Forms: prosumers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English producer Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume ▲ English -er English consumer blend English prosumer Blend of producer + consumer, coined by futurologist Alvin Toffler in his book The Third Wave (1980). Concept based on suggestion by Marshall McLuhan and Barrington Nevitt in their 1972 book Take Today (p. 4) that consumers would take on producer roles in mass customization. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|producer|consumer|id=producer-consumer|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcōder. Middle English produce English produce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English producer Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume ▲ English -er English consumer blend English prosumer, {{blend|en|producer|consumer}} Blend of producer + consumer, {{coin|en|Alvin Toffler|nocap=1|occ=futurologist}} coined by futurologist Alvin Toffler Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosumer (plural prosumers)
  1. A person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of producer and consumer. Related terms: prosumerism Translations (person in postindustrial society): prosument [masculine] (Polish), prosumidor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prosumer-en-noun-NCOwc5b4 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈsjuːmə/ [UK] Forms: prosumers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer blend English prosumer Blend of professional + consumer. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|professional|consumer|id=professional consumer|tree=1}} Etymology tree English professional Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *nem-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer blend English prosumer, {{blend|en|professional|consumer}} Blend of professional + consumer Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosumer (plural prosumers)
  1. A serious, enthusiastic consumer: not professional (earning money), but of similar interest and skills to a (generally lower-level) professional, or aspiring to that. Synonyms: amateur, enthusiast, hobbyist, semiprofessional
    Sense id: en-prosumer-en-noun-vERC5wub
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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