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

• addict
• freak [slang]
• head

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

While marketed as ideal starter pets for children, they were described by multiple users as difficult to handle and heartbreakingly short-lived. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025

So why is TikTok and its tens of millions of users a winner? —Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 July 2025

Even in Europe, where groups regularly target private jet users with protests at airports, private jet segments increased by 0.3% year-over-year. —Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025

The platform allows users to create a shoe, design a custom shop and click to sell or launch a pre-order campaign. —Carol Cain, Freep.com, 5 July 2025

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