In terms of animal life and the food chain or the food web, a consumer is an animal that consumes plants or other animals for the benefit of it's own use (i.e. bodily functions). Consumers include deer, wolves, bears, grasshoppers, hawks, etc.
In terms of economics, the consumer is the purchaser of a product, be it fruit off a vegetable stand or a purchaser of a car.
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