prosumer
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- noun
- /ˈproʊˌsuːmər/
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prosumer
- He decided to invest in a prosumer laptop to handle his video editing projects effectively.
Examples
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The prosumer products in the market are designed for serious hobbyists who seek quality without going fully professional.
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Start with some generic prosumer kit, which seems to have good reviews, or hire something.
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Apple's latest offerings no longer meet my needs and qualify more as consumer and prosumer devices rather than professional.
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Maybe they wanted to separate their consumer slash prosumer from their server.
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And most prosumer cameras, a cross between consumer grade and professional grade, can be used all the way down to your soccer mom's camera.
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While SDI is admittedly better quality than component, it is much more expensive and less common in "prosumer" cameras.
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There seems to be two target customer bases for this One, it's clear that HTC conceives more value in the kind of prosumer or the business market.
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So, a prosumer product is a mid-level device that is somewhere between an unsophisticated consumer-level product and a very sophisticated professional-level product.
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Today, HP announced two new laptops and one updated one in their prosumer lines (Envy and Spectre).
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P&S cameras may dominate total sales, but I have long said that Nikon should better support the pro and prosumer cameras and loosen their grip on the P&S market.
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Synonyms
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A person or company that buys from a business
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A person who buys and uses goods or services
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A person who pays money to get goods or services
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A person who buys goods or property
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People who use a product or service, not makers and sellers
Antonyms
How Professional
Surface Forms
Morphology
prosumer = professional + consumer (semi-transparent) = pro + sumer
The components are clear, but the specific meaning of a consumer using professional-grade products is a specialized concept.
Etymology
Prosumer The noun prosumer comes from pro- ('professional') and consumer ('buyer'), so it means a customer who chooses professional-level products and often knows a lot about how to use them.