What is the Latin word for consumer?

The usual Latin words for “consumer” are cōnsūmptor, cōnfector, ēmptor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“consumer” in Latin

cōnsūmptora destroyer cōnfectormaker, preparer; consumer, destroyer, slayer ēmptorbuyer, purchaser

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

consumer

consumptor: confector (veterani consumptores sc. patrimonii, Sen.). [Vid: To CONSUME.]

The consumer (opposed to to “the seller”), emptor, emptores.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for consumer?: The usual Latin words for “consumer” are cōnsūmptor, cōnfector, ēmptor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.