What Do We Mean By 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.

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

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)

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individual

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mortal

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person

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somebody

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someone

,

soul

a human being

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