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

The exercise led, among other things, to the creation of an agent on Upwork’s platform, called Uma, which assists users with tasks from writing job descriptions to conducting interviews. —Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Easing installation hurdles While OpenClaw has surged in popularity recently, experts have previously pointed out limitations to the AI agent's mass adoption, including a complex installation process that's challenging for nontechnical users. —Evelyn Cheng,dylan Butts, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026

Heigl also confronted social media users directly on Instagram (via People). —Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026

Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers. —Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 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