user

noun

us·​er ˈyü-zər 

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

Synonyms

• addict
• dopehead
• doper
• druggie
• druggy
• fiend
• freak [slang]
• head
• hophead [slang]
• hype [slang]
• junkie
• junky
• stoner

Examples of user in a Sentence

a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

Recent Examples on the Web

Tens of thousands of social media users mocked the death of the health insurance CEO and showed little sympathy after the killing. —Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024

Match Group — whose portfolio includes Tinder, Hinge and Match — has seen a decline in total paying users over the past year. —Karoline Leonard, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Dec. 2024

Matching the competition, bringing Apple Intelligence to the broadest possible user base, and acting as a testbed for the larger and more powerful iPhones to come. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

Meta had a short-term goal of 500,000 monthly active users in Horizon Worlds by the end of the year. —Devan Burris, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing user

• end user
• graphical user interface
• user fee
• user-friendly
• user interface
• user name