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The definition of a consumer is a person that buys goods and services.

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An example of consumer is a person who spends their entire paycheck on things they don't need.

See consumer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person or thing that consumes; specif., a person who buys goods or services for personal needs and not for resale or to use in the production of other goods for resale

See consumer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One that consumes, especially one that acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership rather than for resale or use in production and manufacturing.
A heterotrophic organism that ingests other organisms or organic matter in a food chain.

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con·sumˈer·shipˌ noun

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