# metaconsumer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who actively shapes the products that they purchase.
2. One who consumes or seeks out aspects of consumerism; a consumer of the experience of shopping and advertising (as opposed to the products bought).
3. A person, system, or organization that purchases something on behalf of a group of consumers.
4. One who consumes (destroys) the act or possibility of consumption.

## Etymology
From meta- + consumer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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