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 of user

• addict

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

Spyware — The iPhone Risk Spyware has targeted iPhone users many times in the past, with notable strains including NSO Group’s Pegasus, Coruna and Darksword. — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Though the exact number of Polymarket users isn’t publicly disclosed, estimates indicate there are thousands of people that bet daily on the site. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

If these models create songs, and those songs make money, where was the value created and what compensation system makes sense between the original music rights holders, the AI company, and the users of the AI models? — Charlotte Isidore, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026

When a user instructed Copilot to summarize the page, the assistant followed instructions hidden in the page metadata to update the memory. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

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

Rhymes for user

• boozer
• bruiser
• chooser
• cruiser
• loser
• abuser
• accuser
• diffuser
• multiuser