consumer
noun
con·sum·er
kən-ˈsü-mər 
often attributive
: one that consumes: such as
a
: one that utilizes economic goods
Many consumers make purchases on the Internet.
b
: an organism requiring complex organic compounds for food which it obtains by preying on other organisms or by eating particles of organic matter compare producer sense 3
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Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Devon Abelman, Allure, 23 Nov. 2024
Data from our marketplace shows these domains have a lower average selling price than single English word .ai domains and, perhaps because of OpenAI's ubiquity, they're trusted by many consumers.
—Darpan Munjal, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Scottsdale is one of the largest consumers of CAP water.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
But the path from here to there has some major obstacles, and will come at significant cost to the entertainment industry and consumers for the foreseeable future.
—Jonathan Bing, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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consumer
noun
con·sum·er
kən-ˈsü-mər
1
: one that consumes
especially
: a person who buys and uses up goods
2
: a plant or animal that requires complex organic compounds for food which it obtains by preying on other living things or eating particles of organic matter compare producer sense 3
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