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utilizer

utilizer

1 7.5
A person or device that uses something for a particular purpose
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzər/
  • US
translation icon : utilizador
  • Ability to rapidly redistribute loads by switching off less demanding utilizers.
  • high utilizer

Examples

  • They're going to act faster, they're going to be better utilizers of their time in general.

  • Most importantly, the higher utilizers achieved significantly greater gains in student achievement.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Ability to rapidly redistribute loads by switching off less demanding utilizers.

    Blog text (33)

  • This collaboration between the asthma subcommittee and United's CP program has resulted in the joint development of a new pilot project targeting asthma patients, who have been shown to be high utilizers of the ED.

    Academic text (2017)

  • As a skilled gardener, she is an expert utilizer of various tools to cultivate her plants effectively.

  • Teachers are often seen as utilizers of educational resources to enhance student learning.

  • In the project, we identified ourselves as key utilizers of innovative technology to improve efficiency.

Synonyms

user
vsutilizer
∞ 1.0

A person who operates a machine or relies on a service

includes both people and things used for a specific purpose
wielder
vsutilizer
5 5.3

A person who uses or controls things like tools and weapons

is broader and can include passive objects, not only active control

Antonyms

non-user
4.1

A person who does not use a certain product, service or substance

How Active

power user
  • Jargon
5 6.0
utilizer
  • US
1 7.5
non-user
4.1

Surface Forms

utilizer singular
utilizers plural

Morphology

utilizer = utilize (transparent) = utilize + er

Regular agent-noun formation from the verb 'utilize'; the meaning 'one who uses' is directly predictable from the base and suffix.

Etymology

The word utilizer comes from the root util-, which means 'useful' and appears in words like utility and utilize. So a utilizer is simply someone or something that 'uses' something for a purpose.