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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Most new users will receive a flexible $1,500 first bet.
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Tasmin Lockwood,katrina Bishop, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
Most new users will receive a flexible $1,500 first bet.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
For some users, AI is a helpful assistant; for others, a companion.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Many companies do not implement sufficient safeguards to protect sensitive user data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for user
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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