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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Research firm GlobalData forecasts the lifestyle CGM market could grow nearly 15% a year to reach $9.9 billion by 2031, partly driven by users of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy who seek med-tech gadgets to support dieting efforts.
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Reuters, CNN, 10 June 2024
Using social media platforms is still the default for most American teenagers, with the Pew Research Center reporting that 58% of teens are daily users of TikTok, including 17% who describe their TikTok use as almost constant.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
YouTube requires users under 17 to get their parent's permission before using the site; accounts for users younger than 13 are linked to the parental account.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
In late May, a TikTok user in Alaska posted a video showing her purse-sized dog barking at a cow moose in the street.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 10 June 2024
Using social media platforms is still the default for most American teenagers, with the Pew Research Center reporting that 58% of teens are daily users of TikTok, including 17% who describe their TikTok use as almost constant.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
YouTube requires users under 17 to get their parent's permission before using the site; accounts for users younger than 13 are linked to the parental account.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
In late May, a TikTok user in Alaska posted a video showing her purse-sized dog barking at a cow moose in the street.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 6 June 2024
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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