How do you use the word "consumer" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "consumer": Try to be a more rational consumer. The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.

Consumer Meaning

/kənˈsjuːmə/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounOne who, or that which, consumes.

nounSomeone who trades money for goods or services as an individual.

Sentence Examples

Try to be a more rational consumer.

The consumer price index has been fluctuating wildly.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The average ____ buys more organic food than last year.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Try to be a more rational ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English consumer From consume + -er.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal." — 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:

"Almost two-thirds of American consumers have at least one unspent gift card tucked away in a drawer, pocket, wallet or purse." — 2023 February 23, Parija Kavilanz, “Americans have a collective $21 billion in unspent gift cards”, in CNN:

"A second estimate of gross domestic product, released Thursday, showed that consumer spending was weaker in the first three months of the year than initially reported." — 2024 May 30, Bryan Mena and Nathaniel Meyersohn, “The American shopping spree is losing steam”, in CNN:

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