What Do We Mean By User?
user
A
user
is someone who employs or uses a particular thing, like a
user
of nicotine or a
user
of an internet site. Since you are reading this, you are a
user
of Vocabulary.com. Congrats!
To use something is to employ it or operate it, so a user is someone who uses or takes advantage of something. If you have a computer and use it for anything, you're a computer user. If you play a video game, you're a video game user. As you can see, this word often applies to technology. That's why they call the first part of a login the
user
name. The people who design technology always have to keep the users in mind; it's important to make tech gadgets that are
user
-friendly.
Definitions of
user
noun
a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
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consumer
a person who uses goods or services
end user
the ultimate user for which something is intended
usufructuary
someone who holds property by usufruct
utiliser
,
utilizer
someone who puts to good use
wearer
a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
chewer
someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)
concert-goer
,
music lover
someone who attends concerts
client
,
customer
someone who pays for goods or services
drinker
,
imbiber
,
juicer
,
toper
a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
drinker
a person who drinks liquids
eater
,
feeder
someone who consumes food for nourishment
prodigal
,
profligate
,
squanderer
a recklessly extravagant consumer
smoker
,
tobacco user
a person who smokes tobacco
snuff user
,
snuffer
a person who uses snuff
type of:
individual
,
mortal
,
person
,
somebody
,
someone
,
soul
a human being
I hear a lot the "we do product in our company". But what do the people really mean by that? I think that "we do product" means being: - User-Centric - Empowered / Self-Autonomous Teams Reply in the thread what does or not means for you! 1/3
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noun
a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
synonyms:
exploiter
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type of:
selfish person
a person who is unusually selfish
noun
a person who takes drugs
synonyms:
drug user
,
substance abuser
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addict
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
acid head
someone who takes LSD
caffein addict
,
caffeine addict
someone addicted to caffeine
drug addict
,
junkie
,
junky
a narcotics addict
hash head
a user of hashish
pill head
a consumer of amphetamine pills
pothead
someone who smokes marijuana habitually
speed freak
addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines)
type of:
individual
,
mortal
,
person
,
somebody
,
someone
,
soul
a human being
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