user

¹

[yoo-zer]

noun

1. a person or thing that uses.

2. a person who is addicted to or abuses a controlled substance or alcohol; one who uses illegal or addictive drugs, as in

3. Digital Technology.,  a person who uses a computer, device, or application.

   This interface should be more intuitive for users.

user

²

[oo-zer]

noun

Law.

1. the exercise of a right to the enjoyment of property.

user

/ ˈjuːzə /

noun

1. law

   1. the continued exercise, use, or enjoyment of a right, esp in property

   2. a presumptive right based on long-continued use

      right of user

2. (often in combination) a person or thing that uses

   a road-user

3. informal,  a drug addict

Word History and Origins

Origin of user¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English usere; use, -er ¹

Origin of user²

Noun use of Anglo-French user to use

Example Sentences

Among them: a partnership with Kalshi to offer customers access to the prediction markets, where users buy and sell contracts tied to yes-and-no questions on a variety of events.

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“With Suno rapidly scaling, both in users and monetization, we’ve seized this opportunity to shape models that expand the revenue and deliver new fan experiences.”

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Suno will launch new models next year and require users to be paid subscribers to download songs, the companies said.

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AI shopping agents, which can act autonomously on behalf of users, are in the early stages of adoption and development.

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To put Metcalfe’s Law into practice, Erb assumed that the number of bitcoins that have been mined equals the number of users.

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When To Use

What is a user?

A user is someone or something that employs or puts someone or something into service, as in The instructions are written for users of the microwave.In technology, a user is the person who uses a particular piece of hardware (such as a computer) or software (such as a website or app), as in Users complain about frequent updates.User can also refer to someone who regularly takes illegal or addictive drugs. (The verb use can mean to regularly take such drugs, as in I stopped using five years ago.)Example: The user should be able to send and receive messages quickly.