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

It was also recently revealed that up to 300,000 chats between users and the Grok chatbot had been indexed and made publicly visible in the same way. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

It’s even caught the attention of some high profile users, including Kendall Jenner and Halle Bailey, who Luna says liked the clip. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025

But if that friend begins to mirror some user’s darkest thoughts, the results can be devastating. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025

About 37% of smartphone users spend over five minutes on the toilet compared with 7% of non-smartphone users. —Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 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