user
English meaning: User
Definition
One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer/client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
Example
“The app is designed to be simple for any user to operate.”
Another example: “Each user must create a password before logging in.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A very common noun for a person who uses something, especially in computing ('end user', 'user account', 'user-friendly') and in the context of drugs ('a drug user'). Countable; neutral in tech contexts but often negative when about drugs.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the verb 'use', from Latin 'uti' via Old French 'user', with the agent noun in use from the 15th century.
Related Words
Common Collocations
- end user
- user account
- user-friendly
- drug user
- registered user
- user experience
Word Forms
user (sing.); users (pl.); use (v.); used; using
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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