user

¹ American  

[yoo-zer] / ˈyu zər /

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.

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user ² American  

[oo-zer] / ˈu zər /

noun

Law.

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

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user British  

/ 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

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Usage

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.

Etymology

Origin of user¹

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

Origin of user¹

Noun use of Anglo-French user to use

Example Sentences

The Facebook parent agreed to buy artificial-intelligence startup Manus, a Singapore-based company with Chinese founders that conducts deep research and performs other tasks for paying users.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, the additional quota bidding of 300MW in February under the Feed-in-Tariff, a scheme that allows users to generate their own electricity to sell to the grid, may support Malaysia’s green targets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grok is a free AI assistant - with some paid for premium features - which responds to X users' prompts when they tag it in a post.

From BBC

Considering Apple’s sweeping base of roughly 2.4 billion users, “we believe incremental gains from technology upgrade cycles will become more difficult to attain, much less move the needle,” Fairbanks continued.

From Barron's

Many other apps can only answer basic questions, and are designed to steer chatbot users back to more capable smartphone apps or websites.

From The Wall Street Journal

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