— consumership , n.
/keuhn sooh"meuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that consumes.
2. Econ. a person or organization that uses a commodity or service.
3. Ecol. an organism, usually an animal, that feeds on plants or other animals.
[ 1375-1425 for earlier sense "squanderer," 1525-35 for current senses; ME; see CONSUME, -ER 1 ]