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Meanings
1
Business term for a person or entity that consumes a product or service, often used in contrast with 供給者 (supplier).
Electric power companies must meet the needs of consumers.
This service is aimed at general consumers.
2
Ecological term for an organism that feeds on other organisms; distinct from 生産者 (producer) and 分解者 (decomposer).
In the food chain, herbivores are primary consumers.