内容摘要：消费者问题的的产生必然与消费者的主体地位的确立密切相连，这里的消费者并非指天然意义（生物学）上的消费者，而是指在经济领域中与生产者和销售者相对而存在的消费者。消费者保护运动的推动使得消费者问题成为了世界性的普遍问题。顺应社会经济的的发展，我国1993年制定了《消费者权益保护法》。消法出台之后，产生了巨大的社会反响。王海现象引发了消费者身份之争。从消法的社会目的来看不宜将生活消费作为界定消费者的要件；从立法体例来看，消费者应指与经营者相对应的自然人。并得出结论：消费者购买、使用经营者提供的消费品或者接受来自经营者服务的自然人。

关键词：消费者界定  社会目的  立法体例

Abstract ：The production of consumer question comes with the establishment of its main body status inevitably. Here the consumer itself doesn’t refer to the natural significance or in biology , but stay on the contrary position with producer and the distributor In economic domain . The consumer protection movement has enabled the consumer question to become the worldwide question. Complying with the social economy development, our country has formulated "Consumer Rights and interests Protection method" in 1993. After releasing, "Consumer Rights and interests Protection method" has caused a huge social echo. The phenomenon named Wang Hai has initiated  discussion about the consumer status. From the perspective of the consumer law ’social purpose,life expense should not be taked for the important document of consumer’s definition.Judging from legislative style ,consumer refers to some nutual being distinguished in operators.Thus draws the conclusion: The consumer is some nutual baing who purchase,use consumable which the operator provides or accepts services from the operator.

Key words:  consumer definition   social purpose   legislative style