Definition of usernext
as in addict
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

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Recent Examples of user Unlike traditional search engines, submitting the same question multiple times to a chatbot can give users significantly different responses. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 His tool, Reverse Engineer Anything, or REA, lets artificial intelligence agents pull apart programs and reconstitute them to their users’ liking. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026 There were also some unconfirmed reports from users that their wallets had been drained. — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 Report validated user workflows separately, with a name against the number. — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for user
Recent Examples of Synonyms for user
addict
Noun
  • The quicker Wendy's rids itself of the meth addicts and prison-release system workers, the sooner this brand restores order.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Allison Janney played Christy’s mother, who was also a recovering addict.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2026

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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/user. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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