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user¹
- /ˈjuːzə/ UK
- /ˈjuzɚ/ US
Rhymes with -uːzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English usere, equivalent to use + -er. Cognate with Scots usar, uiser (“user”).
noun users
- One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser. [Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 20
- A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
- A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
- Clipping of username
- An exploiter, an abuser (a person who exploits others, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).
- In land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents and aloof textbooks verbatim. 2012, R. (Stephen Malpass) v Durham County Council, [2012] EWHC 1934 (Admin) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2012/1934.html As to evidence of user... As to quality of user (i.e. was use by the public "as of right"), the inspector found that the grass over the whole of the application land
useR²
Where it comes from
Blend of user + R.
noun useRs
- Someone who uses the R programming language.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: exploiter, enjoyer, drug user, substance abuser, customer, client, employer, consumer, employee, owner, moderator, developer, occupier, uses, patron, subscriber
Translations
Every language
noun person who uses a computer
| Español | usuario, usuaria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사용자 sayongja, 이용자 iyongja, 유저 yujeo |
| 日本語 | 利用者 riyōsha, ユーザー yūzā, ユーザ yūza |
| 中文 | 用戶 /用户 yònghù |
| हिन्दी | सदस्य sadasya |
| Kiswahili | mtumiaji |
| Português | utilizador, utilizadora, usuário, usuária |
| Français | utilisateur, utilisatrice |
| Deutsch | Benutzer, Benutzerin, Anwender, Anwenderin |
| Italiano | utente |
| Ελληνικά | χρήστης chrístis, χρήστρια chrístria |
| Română | utilizator, utilizatoare |
| Русский | по́льзователь pólʹzovatelʹ, по́льзовательница pólʹzovatelʹnica, ю́зер júzer, уча́стник učástnik |
| Tiếng Việt | thành viên |
| العربية | مُسْتَخْدِم mustaḵdim, مُسْتَخْدِمَة mustaḵdima |
| עברית | מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ mishtamésh, מִשְׁתַּמֶּשֶׁת |
noun one who uses something, a consumer
| Español | usuario, usador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사용자 sayongja, 이용자 iyongja, 유저 yujeo |
| 日本語 | 消費者 shōhisha, 利用者 riyōsha, 使用者 shiyōsha, ユーザー yūzā, ユーザ yūza |
| 中文 | 使用者 shǐyòngzhě, 用戶 /用户 yònghù |
| हिन्दी | उपयोगकर्ता upyogkartā, उपभोक्ता upbhoktā, भोक्ता bhoktā |
| Kiswahili | mtumiaji |
| Português | consumidor, usuário, utilizador |
| Français | consommateur, utilisateur |
| Deutsch | Benutzer, Verbraucher |
| Italiano | utente |
| Ελληνικά | χρήστης chrístis, χρήστρια chrístria |
| Română | utilizator, consumator |
| Русский | потреби́тель potrebítelʹ, потреби́тельница potrebítelʹnica, клие́нт klijént |
| العربية | مُسْتَعْمِل mustaʕmil, مُسْتَخْدِم mustaḵdim |
noun one who uses drugs
| हिन्दी | चरसी carsī, भंगी bhaṅgī, भँगेड़ी bhaṅgeṛī |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | mlanguzi |
| Português | usuário, toxicodependente, drogado |
| Deutsch | Drogenkonsument |
| Ελληνικά | χρήστης ναρκωτικών chrístis narkotikón, χρήστρια ναρκωτικών chrístria narkotikón |
| Română | narcoman, toxicoman |
| Русский | наркома́н narkomán, наркома́нка narkománka |
noun exploiter
| Kiswahili | mtumizi |
|---|---|
| Português | explorador |
| Română | exploatator |
| Русский | манипуля́тор manipuljátor |
Talk about this word "user." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/user. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. user. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/user "user." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/user.Cite this
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title = {user},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
