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user

user

1.0
A person who operates a machine or relies on a service
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːzər/
translation icon : usuario
  • The application has millions of users who rely on it for daily communication and scheduling.
  • user-friendly
  • user interface
  • service users

So I'm asking you, have you read the user's manual right?

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Examples

  • A limited audio element introduces each object, encouraging users to read more about each object.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Kaizena: This Google Drive app allows users to give formative feedback on shared documents.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And these here are your users, OK.

  • Yeah, they keep adding users and it costs almost nothing.

  • An online game where many users can play together.

  • It's got hundreds of millions of users all over the world.

  • These were instructions that users in our studies created.

  • But again, practically for users, it's not there yet.

  • Surprisingly, close to 1 percent of the users used the service more than 50 times.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Discovery services are changing the way library users find and access library materials, especially electronic resources.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

operator
vsuser
268 3.0

A person who controls a machine or piece of equipment

is more general covering anyone who uses or employs something
end user
vsuser
  • Specialized
20 3.2

People who use a product or service, not makers and sellers

is broader meaning anyone who uses or operates something
utilizer
vsuser
  • US
1 7.5

A person or device that uses something for a particular purpose

is the broader term for anyone who uses or operates things

Compounds

drug user
  • NSFW
31 3.7

A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs

21 3.1

Simple and easy to understand because the design is clear

end user
  • Specialized
20 3.2

People who use a product or service, not makers and sellers

user interface
  • Specialized
19 3.5

Part of a program on a screen that people use to control it

A person who uses a computer for work, games, or talking to others

power user
  • Jargon
5 6.0

A person who works with advanced computer programs and often needs a powerful computer

2 4.0

A screen with pictures and icons that you click to use a computer

A person using something for the first time

1 3.1

A person who smokes or chews tobacco

snuff user
  • Archaic
9.6

A person who regularly inhales powdered tobacco through the nose

How Experienced

expert
3 3.5
power user
  • Jargon
5 6.0
user
1.0

Surface Forms

user singular
users plural

Morphology

user = use (transparent) = use + er

Standard agentive formation: 'use' + '-er' yields someone who uses or operates something.

Etymology

User comes from the same root as the word use, and from an old Latin verb uti meaning 'to use'. So a user is simply 'one who uses' something, for example a person who works with a machine or a service.