prosumer

  1. Noun.  (buzzword) A person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of producer and consumer.
  2. Adjective.  (marketing) A product targeted at serious, enthusiastic consumers, incorporating professional features but often modified for non-professional use.
  3. Adjective.  (marketing) A high-end consumer product more generally.
  4. Noun.  A serious, enthusiastic consumer: not professional (earning money), but of similar interest and skills to a (generally lower level) professional, or aspiring to such. The target market of '''prosumer''' equipment.

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