Definition of prosumer

prosumer

adjective

• of a product, having some professional qualities but being aimed primarily at the consumer market.

  I'm in the market for a prosumer DSLR. Any suggestions?

  Last edited on Jun 21 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 18 2013.

noun

• a hobbyist who purchases professional-level products.

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.

notes

• From "producer" + "consumer".
  • See more words with the same meaning: contractions (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 21 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 21 2013.

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Other terms relating to 'contractions (list of)':
hourgeois	Definitions include: a person who thinks that they're classy (bourgeois) but they are actually low-class (a "hoosier".)
bousta	Definitions include: contraction of "about to."
dunno	Definitions include: a contraction for "I don't know".
finna	Definitions include: about to.
BUFU	Definitions include: "butt fuck".
frogurt	Definitions include: "frozen yogurt".
daycation	Definitions include: a day off from work.
slacktivism	Definitions include: activism that requires little effort (and that often has little effect) and is mainly designed to make participants feel better about themselves.
ain't	Definitions include: is not; am not; are not; do not; have not; will not; etc.
crapware	Definitions include: software that comes installed by default on PCs sold by some vendors.
wigger	Definitions include: a Caucasian who acts, dresses and emulates like a black person from the ghetto.
grelow	Definitions include: misspelling of grellow.
dasn't	Definitions include: "dare not."
idiotsyncrasy	Definitions include: strange personal mannerism.
nonsumer	Definitions include: a person who never (or rarely) buys goods to satisfy their desires.
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Other terms relating to 'consume':
nonsumer	Definitions include: a person who never (or rarely) buys goods to satisfy their desires.
Other terms relating to 'professional':
pro	Definitions include: a professional.
pro-ana	Definitions include: "pro-anorexic."
proED	Definitions include: acronym/abbreviation for "pro eating disorder".
pro ho	Definitions include: a person who dates only date professional athletes.
protip	Definitions include: a piece of advice to help someone become a pro at something.

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