primary consumer

American  

[prahy-mer-ee kuhn-soo-mer] / ˈpraɪ mɛr i kənˈsu mər /

noun

Ecology.

1. (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.

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primary consumer Scientific  

1. See under consumer

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Example Sentences

According to the Refinitiv/Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index, consumer confidence tumbled 12.3 points to 47.8.

From Washington Times

The debate on privacy and law at the Federal Trade CommissionThe United States' primary consumer protection agency, the F.T.C. collects complaints about companies, business practices and identity theft under the F.T.C.

From New York Times

"Health concerns are the primary consumer motivation for eating vegan and January is the number one month for new health-related resolutions," she says.

From BBC

Instead, Americans have to rely on the Federal Trade CommissionThe United States' primary consumer protection agency, the F.T.C. collects complaints about companies, business practices and identity theft under the F.T.C.

From New York Times

Their primary consumer base is Ethiopians and Eritreans in the diaspora, many of whom were forced out by political instability in Eritrea and by a brutal famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times