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| con·sum·er [ kən smər ] (plural con·sum·ers) |
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1. buyer: a buyer of goods or services
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2. somebody or something that consumes something: somebody or something that consumes something by eating it, drinking it, or using it up
  The country is one of the largest consumers of paper products.
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3. ecology organism that feeds on others: in an ecological community or food chain, an organism that feeds on other organisms, or on material derived from them. Consumers include herbivorous and carnivorous animals, which feed on plants and other animals respectively, and also organisms such as worms, fungi, and bacteria, which feed on nonliving organic material.
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