consumers
consumers — noun
- consumerssingular
- consumersesplural
1. a person who purchases products or services for personal or household use, rathe
a person who purchases products or services for personal or household use, rather than for business or resale
Many consumers read online reviews before choosing a new laptop.
consumer + read online reviews before choosing
The supermarket lowered its prices to attract more consumers during the holiday season.
Dahlia always compares prices at different stores, like a smart consumer would.
Consumer protection laws help people get their money back when a product is faulty.
2. a living thing that gets the energy and nutrients it needs by eating other livin
a living thing that gets the energy and nutrients it needs by eating other living things or organic matter
In a pond ecosystem, small fish are consumers that feed on water plants.
be + consumers + that + feed on [food source]
The biology teacher explained that rabbits are primary consumers in a grassland food chain.
Henry learned that all animals are consumers because they cannot make their own food.
Owls are consumers that hunt mice and other small animals for food.
- heterotroph
the formal scientific term; more technical and less common in everyday language
- producer
an organism (such as a green plant) that makes its own food from sunlight