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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The expansion will include a men’s room and a women’s room along with a bank of six single-user rooms for use by people of any gender.
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
To be sure, at most trade shows, hulky gaming or power-user laptops laden with bling tend to grab the headlines.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
According to the Unethical Hoops website, which remains active more than a week after the date on the cease-and-desist order, only 100 copies of the game were made, to be given away to Underdog users.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
On top of that, its 15 preset cooking modes allow users to prepare not just rice, but also soups, grains, and other simple one-pot meals that suit today’s demand for convenient home cooking.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
To be sure, at most trade shows, hulky gaming or power-user laptops laden with bling tend to grab the headlines.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
According to the Unethical Hoops website, which remains active more than a week after the date on the cease-and-desist order, only 100 copies of the game were made, to be given away to Underdog users.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
On top of that, its 15 preset cooking modes allow users to prepare not just rice, but also soups, grains, and other simple one-pot meals that suit today’s demand for convenient home cooking.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 29 May 2026
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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