n.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' sü-m ə r
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Date: 15th century
: one that consumes: as a : one that utilizes economic goods b : an organism requiring complex organic compounds for food which it obtains by preying on other organisms or by eating particles of organic matter ― compare PRODUCER 3
– con · sum · er · ship \ - ˌ ship \ noun