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consumerist

[ kuhn-soo-mer-ist ]

noun

  1. Also called con·sum·er ad·vo·cate [k, uh, n-, soo, -mer , ad, -v, uh, -kit]. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.


adjective

  1. of or relating to consumer interests or consumerism.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consumerist1

First recorded in 1965–70; consumer + -ist
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Example Sentences

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In our consumerist society, “more” is often conflated with better.

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In our consumerist society, “more” is often conflated with better.

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In this way, Amazon has succeeded as a sort of consumerist tobacco, an engineered addiction — easily accessible, affordable in small bursts but costly over time, a known “bad” entity with existential repercussions.

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The Electric State is based on the graphic novel by Simon Stålenhag, although some critics pointed out that Netflix had missed the book's point about the perils of a consumerist society addicted to technology.

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For its goal is an entirely solipsistic and depoliticised consumerist society.

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