consumerist

American  

[kuhn-soo-mer-ist] / kənˈsu mər ɪst /

noun

1. Also called consumer advocate.  a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.

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adjective

1. of or relating to consumer interests or consumerism.

Etymology

Origin of consumerist

First recorded in 1965–70; consumer + -ist

Example Sentences

Bad Bunny’s popularity proves that what is happening cannot be hypnotized away by visions of consumerist excess or glittering spectacle, or by ignoring the reality that many more people are moving to the same rhythm of inclusion and concord.

From Salon

“I think the Trader Joe’s tote can be viewed as far enough away from the ultra-capitalist, consumerist side of the U.S. that some people from the U.K. particularly dislike,” Davies said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today the dictionary disputes seem to have largely fizzled out, the pitched battles over lexicography having succumbed to a weary war of consumerist attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not to go all Charlie Brown here – and yes, a Peanuts-themed fireplace exists on the Interwebs – but might we introspect about these commercialist and consumerist bells and whistles leading us astray?

From Salon

Mr. Friedlander’s probing lens exposes many absurdities of yuletide traditions in a consumerist society.

From The Wall Street Journal