plural users
: someone who uses something: such as
a
: a person who uses a product or service
smartphone users
library users
The site has millions of users.
users of the city's transit system
see also end user, user fee, user-friendly, user interface, username
b
: a person who frequently uses alcoholic beverages or narcotics
a drug user
Examples of user in a Sentence
a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Pornhub is dealing with fresh fallout after the hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for a massive user data leak.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
The post gained traction on the platform, where users seemed to agree that the bride was being out of line.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
And in November, users began to notice the bot’s worship of Musk seemed to have intensified.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 28 Dec. 2025
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“User.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/user. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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