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 iPhone lets users record and transcribe calls with just the tap of a button, as do other apps.
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Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The email refers to a 2021 incident that saw the information of over 21 million users of the parking app leaked through a vulnerability within third-party software.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
But Indonesia’s House of Representatives said that the license suspension would not cause severe impact on such users.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
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Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
The email refers to a 2021 incident that saw the information of over 21 million users of the parking app leaked through a vulnerability within third-party software.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
But Indonesia’s House of Representatives said that the license suspension would not cause severe impact on such users.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Aaron said tying the gunman to the apps made little sense because the app only works if somebody else is reporting ICE activity within a 5-mile radius of another iPhone user.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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