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transumer

transumer noun: a writer who generates innovative and highly original ideas; a writer who transforms the genre in which they write.

Noun (1)

transumer (plural transumers)

  1. A writer who generates innovative and highly original ideas; a writer who transforms the genre in which they write.
    • Le Guin is a grand far-fetcher or transumer of the true tradition of romance we call literary fantasy.1987, Harold Bloom, Ursula K. Le Guin's the left hand of darkness, page 10
    • Of course, as much as he suggests that this offers a window into the intentions of the transumer, he is a good enough historian to recognize that this slide often happens "by pun, by misreading, by free association."2003 Spring, Peter N. Miller, “Review: Antiquity and Its Interpreters”, in International Journal of the Classical Tradition, volume 9, number 4

Noun (2)

transumer (plural transumers)

  1. A consumer who makes purchases while travelling, such as at airports, train stations, hotels, etc.
    • Of the IDZs, East London has received operating permits and the Johannesburg International Airport (JIA) and Richards Bay have been designated as IDZs. The JIA has a sectoral focus on its competitive advantage as a logistics hub as well as its "transumer" potential (for business travellers...2004, Goldstein Andrea, Development Centre Studies Regional Integration, FDI and Competitiveness in Southern Africa, →ISBN, page 29
    • Now there are spas and massage stations as well as novel and innovative shopping opportunities in practically every large airport, train station or megahotel that caters to a crowd of “transumers” (consumers in transition), global travelers who increasingly live a transient lifestyle.2009, Tracy L. Meerwarth, Julia C. Gluesing, Brigitte Jordan, NAPA Bulletin, Mobile Work, Mobile Lives, →ISBN
  2. A consumer who has a preference for acquiring experiences or temporary goods over permanent possessions.
    • Transumers are ready to pay less to rent, lease, or borrow—all in the name of having new things. For example, transumers who become members of Bag Borrow or Steal pay a monthly fee and pick and order handbags, keeping them until they're ready to trade in for a new model.2007, Paul Stinson, Top Careers in Two Years, →ISBN, page 66
    • These requirements have evolved into a sophisticated and complex set of needs centered on achieving a depth and authenticity of experience, the transumer, no longer accepting materialistic, repetitive or staged tourist experiences.2011, Luiz Moutinho, Strategic Management in Tourism, →ISBN

Examples of transumer in a sentence

  • It attempts to show that the contours of experimentation encompass both personal shifts (from passenger to transumer) and system transformations (the arrival of 'Airports 3.0').2015, Anthony Elliott, Identity Troubles: An introduction, →ISBN:
  • What could you do with the transumer trend in your agency?2015, Timothy S O'Connell, Brent Cuthbertson, Terilyn J. Goins, Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services, →ISBN:

Forms of transumer

pluraltransumers

Origin of transumer

From transume + -er.

Coined by Fitch (a global design and business consultancy firm) in 2003 as Blend of transient + consumer

Questions about transumer

What does transumer mean?
Transumer means a writer who generates innovative and highly original ideas; a writer who transforms the genre in which they write.
How do you use transumer in a sentence?
It attempts to show that the contours of experimentation encompass both personal shifts (from passenger to transumer) and system transformations (the arrival of 'Airports 3.0').
What part of speech is transumer?
Transumer is a noun.
What is the plural of transumer?
The plural of transumer is transumers.

Words near transumer in the dictionary

  1. transulfurations
  2. transumbilical
  3. transumbilically
  4. transume
  5. transumed
  6. transumer
  7. transumers
  8. transumes
  9. transuming
  10. transumpt
  11. transumption

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