anti-consumer
adjective
(alsoanticonsumer)uk/ˌæn.ti.kənˈsjuː.mər/us/ˌæn.taɪ.kənˈsuː.mɚ/anti-consumeradjective(NOT PROTECTING BUYERS)
notprotectingthepeoplewhobuyor usegoodsandservices:
Consumers should beprotectedfromhiddenchargesand other anti-consumerpractices.
Theoutcomeislikelyto be pro-business and anticonsumer.
Compare
consumer
- Thislawis anti-business and anti-consumer.
- This is an anti-consumerbill.
- Hisagendawas very anti-consumer.
People who buy things
- bidder
- buyer
- consumer
- couponer
- custom
- foot traffic
- importer
- late adopter
- multi-client
- mystery shopper
- prosumer
- punter
- purchaser
- rag-and-bone man
- ragman
- scrap dealer
- speculator
- tradesman
- tradespeople
- wholesaler
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Buying & selling - general words
anti-consumeradjective(AGAINST BUYING)
opposedto thepracticeandeffectsofconsumerism(= too muchattentionbeing given tobuyingandowningthings):
Buy NothingDayiscelebratedannuallyby anti-consumercampaigners.
the anti-consumermovement
Synonym
anti-consumerist
- anti-consumercampaigns
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumerism
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
People who buy things
Business - general words