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consumer

consumer A consumer is a person viewed as receiving or using the services of others.

A consumer is a person viewed as receiving or using the services of others. The term is an abstract way of looking at people in that role, since most people are both producers and consumers at different times.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Consumer” (Consumer).
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