consumer

US /kənˈsuː.mɚ/

UK /kənˈsuː.mɚ/

1.

a person who buys goods and services for their own use

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The new policy aims to protect consumers from unfair practices.

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The company is focused on meeting the needs of its consumers.

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buyer purchaser customer client user

2.

an organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain

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In an ecosystem, herbivores are primary consumers.

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Carnivores are secondary or tertiary consumers.

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heterotroph

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consume time-consuming consumer market consumer price index