consumerist

[ kuhn-soo-mer-ist ]

/ kənˈsu mər ɪst /

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noun

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

adjective

of or relating to consumer interests or consumerism.

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Origin of consumerist

First recorded in 1965–70; consumer + -ist

I will find ways to reduce my environmental impact while on trail, though I know my efforts will cost me and will amount to less than a candle’s flicker in a consumerist gale.
I Counted Every Bit of My Trash for One Month on the PCT|awise|December 1, 2021|Outside Online
Increasing numbers of US-based companies are attempting to develop their own algorithms to detect racial phenotypes, though through a consumerist approach that is premised on consent.
The covid tech that is intimately tied to China’s surveillance state|Darren Byler|October 11, 2021|MIT Technology Review
It is, after all, the fault of the business model that habituated Americans to this “I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it” consumerist mentality.
You can buy stuff online, but getting it is another story|Terry Nguyen|September 2, 2021|Vox
Here, the rich abundance of the natural world contrasts with the manufactured decadence of consumerist waste.
Baltimore exhibition of outsider art celebrates nature’s ‘excess’ with a wake-up call about pollution|Kelsey Ables|February 8, 2021|Washington Post

Hartog blames the capitalist, consumerist norms that came to dominate Western culture by the late 20th century.
Humanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape.|Katie McLean|October 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The event grew out of an anti-consumerist action by the Danish radical theater collective Solvognen.
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here are 20 exhibitions that look set to shake us out of our consumerist complacency.
20 Most-Anticipated Art Exhibits in 2014|Blake Gopnik|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But a series of shows in 2014 is set to shake us out of our consumerist complacency.
20 Most-Anticipated Art Exhibits in 2014|Blake Gopnik|December 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Consumerist declared that a “new circle in hell” had opened for these “slime.”
12-12-12 Concert Ticket Scalpers: The Hurricane Sandy Benefit Spoilers|Winston Ross|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, they don't believe this because they've been brainwashed into false consciousness by consumerist propaganda.
Consider the Washing Machine|Justin Green|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST