con·sum·er
Pronunciation: \kən-ˈsü-mər\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Date: 15th century
: one that consumes: as a: one that utilizes economic goods 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 3
— con·sum·er·ship \-ˌship\ noun
