# user

Pronunciation: US say "YOO-zur" /ˈjuzɚ/; UK say "YOO-zuh" /ˈjuːzə/

## Noun

1. A person who uses something, such as a product, service, facility, computer, or network.
   - Simple: Someone who uses something, such as a product, service, or computer.
   - _The system logged out any user who stayed idle for ten minutes._
   - _Administrators can reset passwords for users who forget them._
2. A drug taker, especially someone using illegal drugs.
   - Simple: Someone who takes drugs, especially illegal ones.
   - _Outreach workers handed clean needles to intravenous users in the park._
   - _As a longtime opioid user, she recognized the warning signs of an overdose._
3. A person who exploits others, treating and regarding people unfairly or selfishly for personal gain.
   - Simple: Someone who treats other people unfairly to get what they want from them.
   - _Behind his charm, he was a user who discarded people once they stopped being useful._
   - _She finally saw her so-called friends as users exploiting her kindness._
4. Clipping of username: the name someone uses to identify themselves when logging in to a website, app, or online service. *(colloquial)* — Clipping of username.
   - Simple: Short way of saying username: the name you use to log in to a site or game.
   - _He finally changed his user on the forum because the old one was too embarrassing._
   - _Drop your user in the group chat and I'll add you to the server tonight._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In land law, the use or enjoyment of land or a right over it, especially its continued exercise as evidence supporting a legal claim.

## Origin

From Middle English usere, formed from "use" plus the suffix "-er". It is cognate with Scots usar or uiser ("user").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/user (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).