"consumer" meaning in English

See consumer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kənˈsjuːmə/ [UK], /kənˈsumɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-consumer.wav [UK] Forms: consumer [singular], consumers [plural]
Etymology: consume + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|consume|er}} consume + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A consumer is someone who buys or uses goods or services.
    Sense id: simple-consumer-en-noun-q6U60NfD Categories (other): Economics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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