🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Consommateur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.sɔ.mɑ.tœʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Consumer/kənˈsuː.mɚ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"En tant que consommateur, il est important de faire des choix éclairés."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

    "As a consumer, she always compares prices before making a purchase."
  2. 2

    An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

    "In the food chain, humans are considered primary consumers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'consumere', meaning 'to use up, eat, or waste', composed of 'com-' (intensive prefix) and 'sumere' (to take). Entered Middle English via Old French 'consommer' and evolved during the Industrial Revolution to specifically designate a purchaser of goods and services.

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