noun

consumer

consumer

Consumer rights are very important.

Consumer rights are very important.

The new law protects the consumer.

The new law protects the consumer.

a person who buys goods or services for their own use The new law protects the consumer.

Synonyms: buyer, customer, user, purchaser

From the verb 'consume' + the agent suffix '-er'. Literally, 'a person who consumes'.

A 'consumer' is someone who 'consumes' things. The link to the verb is very clear.

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