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

Now, the users are here, said Shay Boloor, chief market strategist at Futurum Equities. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025

With so few opportunities to gather as a family, the Reddit user couldn’t help wondering whether asking to bring the dogs anyway was an unreasonable request. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025

The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is increased from 35 tonnes to 38 tonnes, offering users three tonnes of extra payload without a decrease in vehicle agility. —Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Nov. 2025

The display is intended to show users small bits of information, like navigation directions. —Jaures Yip,kif Leswing,annie Palmer,jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing user

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

Rhymes for user

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