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
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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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As a prescription retinol user, Kate constantly searches for anti-aging products that firm and smooth her acne-prone skin.
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Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Outdoor advertising, also known as out-of-home advertising, delivers approximately 7.1 billion impressions — or occasions when a user sees it — per week in the Los Angeles market, according to the Out of Home Advertising Assn. of America.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Outdoor advertising, also known as out-of-home advertising, delivers approximately 7.1 billion impressions — or occasions when a user sees it — per week in the Los Angeles market, according to the Out of Home Advertising Assn. of America.
—Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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