plural users
: someone who uses something: such as
a
: a person who uses a product or service
smartphone users
library users
The site has millions of users.
users of the city's transit system
see also end user, user fee, user-friendly, user interface, username
b
: a person who frequently uses alcoholic beverages or narcotics
a drug user
Examples of user in a Sentence
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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The free website and app were billed as an immersive, creative outlet where users could mingle with AI characters based on historical figures, cartoons and celebrities.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to the many emotions and opinions the poster’s airplane espresso evoked, some TikTok users simply wondered how Cetinkaya got all of the equipment onto the aircraft.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
And it's augmented by a lower compartment where users can store additional gear.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
In addition to the many emotions and opinions the poster’s airplane espresso evoked, some TikTok users simply wondered how Cetinkaya got all of the equipment onto the aircraft.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
And it's augmented by a lower compartment where users can store additional gear.
—New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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