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

Anyone who uses the gloves must be certified and recertified every other year to continue using them, according to the user manual. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

Its new Grok Bot can take control of a computer and carry out digital work on its own, even after the user steps away. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Presentation of the key, combined with the device already being signed in to the user’s Google account, triggers the Google server to present an authentication assertion to the site the user wants to log in to. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

That presents a continuity conundrum for users entering the several miles of the High Line Canal trail that lie inside Cherry Hills Village. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 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