transumers
transumers is the plural of transumer.
Meaning of transumer
Noun (1)
transumer (plural transumers)
- 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
Noun (2)
transumer (plural transumers)
- 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
- 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
Questions about transumers
- What is transumers the plural of?
- Transumers is the plural of transumer.
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