prosumer

adjective: of a quality often acceptable to both professional and consumer users. esp. referring to electronic equipment (camcorders, tape decks, etc.)
i wanted something nicer than a $500 consumer camcorder, but i couldn’t afford a $50,000 professional camcorder, so i bought a $2,000 prosumer camcorder.
someone who consumes the services of prost-tutes.
“don’t make out with ed – he’s a prosumer.”
a professional consumer. is a consumer (i.e. buys a lot of gear and equipment) but only buys professional standard equipment.

not necessarily a professional themselves, for they may be punters rocking expensive, high quality gear.
prosumer: i just bought a canon mkiii 5d to take photos for facebook.

mate: you’re a d-ckhead. you really didnt need a camera that good just for facebook. ffs.

prosumer: i’m looking for a new bike, any ideas?
mate: maybe go and get a giant with 105 componentry; it should do the trick!
prosumer: mate, cmon. if i’m going to get a bike i’ll prosume and get something with super record.
a yuppie who wants full control of their own vice.
peter prosumer buys a over priced coffee machine to make his own expresso every morning.
a person who earn money wile spending money.
i got a soap for $10 after i bought it i got $11 for using it
an amalgam of the words proactive and consumer. literally a consumer who becomes active to help correct and better the goods and services found in the marketplace at any given time.
also a consumer who helps design or customize the products they purchase.
coined by alvin toffler in his book “the third wave” in 1980.
the design team tapped a key customer group of prosumers in seeking to understand the photography market’s needs in the next 3 years.
producer/consumer. a fancy term used by amway-type people to lure you into their money-making cult. a prosumer is basically a middle-link in their pyramids.
by franchising (consuming) from person a, and franchising to persons x,y, and z (producing), you can make billions and billions of dollars.

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