A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility, product, or machine.
Beach users have complained about people walking their dogs on the sand.
...a regular user of Holland's health-care system. [+ of]
...a user of electric current, such as an electric motor, a lamp, or a toaster. [+ of]
user in British English
(ˈjuːzə)
noun
1. law
a.
the continued exercise, use, or enjoyment of a right, esp in property
b.
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
user in American English
(ˈjuzər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that uses something (stated or implied)
; specif.,
a. US
a person who uses drugs; addict
b.
a person who makes use of a computer
2. Law
a.
the exercise of a right of use (sense 20) use (sense 20a)
b.
a right of use, based on long use
Word origin
sense user (sense 1) < use + -er; in sense user (sense 2) a substantive use of OFr user, to use
COBUILD Collocations
user
active user
heavy user
monthly user
phone user
regular user
Examples of 'user' in a sentence
user
The technology allows end users to build and customise their own business process applications.
Computing (2010)
Earlier this year it added a feature to its website allowing users to record video reviews.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As a wheelchair user, in some places you just get stared at.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you're a regular rail user or commuter, consider an annual season ticket.
The Sun (2017)
The slowdown can be so significant that users think their system has crashed and reach for the phone to contact the IT helpdesk.
Computing (2010)
This, for example, could be used by wheelchair users who cannot access their vehicles when other vehicles park too close.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The other losers will be electricity users who will face higher bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Users reserve the car via an app or call centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Thus some wheelchair users say simply that they will refuse an opportunity to walk again.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Twitter has launched a system that lets users play and send music.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Screen memory is the memory available to the computer or the user in the terminal itself.
Samways, B. & Byrne-Jones, T. Computers Basic Facts (1983)
Lots of smartphone users are highly addicted.
The Sun (2012)
Some cell phone companies are allowing users to have two lines on the same phone.
Christianity Today (2000)
Some regular users get very panicky and feel they are being got at by other people.
Cohen, Julian & Kay, James Taking Drugs Seriously (1994)
Non car users are given a predictably rough ride.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Disability groups have expressed concern that wheelchair users could be overlooked by cyclists or motorists.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Its mobile phone system enables users to turn a smartphone or tablet into a payment processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Computer users spent days unable to access their accounts.
The Sun (2011)
It would then allow users to pay for the content and download it to their computers.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
How can gas and electricity users harness the power of switching sites without missing out on the best deals?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Industry sources said that it would be unlikely to join any initiative where the rights of internet users were in serious doubt.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To customise a product, the user simply changes the software.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their focus was on the product and their users, not money.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
As soon as a user has downloaded a chunk, it becomes available to others from that user's machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
user
British English: user /ˈjuːzə/ NOUN
The users of a product, machine, service, or place are the people who use it.
Beach users have complained about the dogs.
American English: user
Arabic: مُسْتَخْدِم
Brazilian Portuguese: usuário
Chinese: 使用者
Croatian: korisnik
Czech: uživatel
Danish: bruger
Dutch: gebruiker
European Spanish: usuario
Finnish: käyttäjä
French: utilisateur
German: Benutzer
Greek: χρήστης
Italian: utente
Japanese: 使用者
Korean: 사용자
Norwegian: bruker
Polish: użytkownik
European Portuguese: utilizador
Romanian: utilizator
Russian: пользователь
Latin American Spanish: usuario
Swedish: användare
Thai: ผู้ใช้
Turkish: kullanıcı
Ukrainian: користувач
Vietnamese: người sử dụng
All related terms of 'user'
CB user
user of Citizens ' Band
end user
The end user of a product or service is the person that it has been designed for, rather than the person who installs or maintains it.
road user
anyone who uses a road, such as a pedestrian , cyclist or motorist
active user
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility , product, or machine.
heavy user
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility , product, or machine.
heroin user
a person who regularly takes the drug heroin , who may or may not be addicted to it
phone user
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility , product, or machine.
user group
A user group is a group of people with the same interests , who use a particular product or service.
monthly user
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility , product, or machine.
regular user
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility , product, or machine.
user-defined
(of a facility on a computer) that can be defined or varied by the user
user-friendly
If you describe something such as a machine or system as user-friendly , you mean that it is well designed and easy to use.
concurrent user
one of several simultaneous users of a computing resource such as a computer program or file
user-definable
(of a facility on a computer) that can be defined or varied by the user
user interface
the software and input devices by means of which a computer and its user communicate
user's guide
a guide supplied by providers of a product or service to help users understand how to make the best use of the product or service
wheelchair user
a person who is unable to walk through injury , illness , etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
user-defined key
a key on the keyboard of a computer that can be used to carry out any of a limited number of predefined actions as selected by the user
intravenous drug user
a drug addict who injects drugs (esp heroin ) intravenously
graphical user interface
an interface between a user and a computer system that involves the use of a mouse-controlled screen cursor to select options from menus , make choices with buttons , start programs by clicking icons , etc