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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Wireless speeds may vary due to device limits, multiple users, network & other factors.
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Spotify has introduced a new feature that allows users to share songs, podcasts and audiobooks directly within the app, adding a more social layer to the music streaming platform.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Schoolhouse The day his essay was published, a college admissions influencer with over 700,000 Instagram followers posted a guide on excelling at Dialogues to help kids get into their dream schools, and over 1,900 users asked in the comments for more details.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Following that, Click Studios provided no further updates about the breach, much to the dismay of many users.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Spotify has introduced a new feature that allows users to share songs, podcasts and audiobooks directly within the app, adding a more social layer to the music streaming platform.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
Schoolhouse The day his essay was published, a college admissions influencer with over 700,000 Instagram followers posted a guide on excelling at Dialogues to help kids get into their dream schools, and over 1,900 users asked in the comments for more details.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Following that, Click Studios provided no further updates about the breach, much to the dismay of many users.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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