What does consumer mean?
Word: Consumer
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Consumer means a person who buys and uses goods or services. In science, a consumer is a living thing that gets energy by eating other living things.
Synonyms: buyer, customer, user
Antonyms: producer, seller
How do you spell consumer?
Syllables: con - sum - er
Tricky part: The ending is -er, as in buyer and user, not -or or -ar.
Watch out for: consumor, consumar, consumur
Memory tip: Think of a consumer as a user: both are people who use things, and both end in -er.
Consumer in a sentence
Example 1: A consumer can complain if a new fan stops working within a week.
Example 2: In a food chain, a deer is a consumer because it eats grass.
Example 3: Online shops collect reviews from consumers to improve their products.
Fun Fact
In India, 24 December is celebrated as National Consumer Day, marking the day the Consumer Protection Act of 1986 became law.
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Word Champ
Which of the following statements are true?
1. In a food chain, a goat is a consumer. 2. Green plants are consumers because they make their own food. 3. A person who pays for a haircut is a consumer.
a) only 1 and 3 are true
b) only 2 and 3 are true
c) only 1 and 2 are true
d) all three are true
Show answer
a) only 1 and 3 are true. Green plants make their own food, so they are producers, and statement 2 is false.
Word Tally
How many words are misspelt in the given sentence?
Every consummer has the right to know the price and the expiry date printed on a packet of biscuits.
a) 0
b) 2
c) 1
d) 3
Show answer
c) 1. Consummer has one m too many; the rest of the sentence is spelt correctly.
Spell Spies
Choose the pair which has a spelling error:
a) consumer : goods
b) potter : pots
c) farmer : crops
d) baker : bisquits
Show answer
d) baker : bisquits. Biscuits has a c after the s and no q; consumer, pots and crops are all spelt correctly.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
mrusoenc 12345678
a) 35781624
b) 81437652
c) 58743126
d) 85743162
Show answer
d) 85743162. Taking the letters in the order 8, 5, 7, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2 rebuilds consumer.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A consumer who buys a faulty mixer can ask the shop for ___
a) a repair or a refund
b) a job in the shop
c) a share of its profits
d) a lower electricity bill
Show answer
a) a repair or a refund
2. Which of these people is acting as a consumer?
a) A farmer growing wheat
b) A girl buying a pencil box
c) A driver delivering parcels
d) A factory making shoes
Show answer
b) A girl buying a pencil box
