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

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

The Kardashian vehicle keeps that consumerist energy, updating the sentiment with a thick slathering of capitalist feminism that equates a woman’s power to her billable rate.

From Salon

She’s not wrong; indeed, the show’s flaunting of consumerist excess is downright timely.

From Salon