Definition of 'user'
Word forms: plural users
countable noun
A user is a person or thing that uses something such as a place, facility, product, or machine.
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user in British English
noun
1. law
2. (often in combination)
a person or thing that uses
a road-user
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user in American English
noun
1.
a person or thing that uses something (stated or implied)
; specif.,a. US
a person who uses drugs; addict
b.
a person who makes use of a computer
2. Law
a.
the exercise of a right of use (sense 20) use (sense 20a)
b.
a right of use, based on long use
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Word origin
sense user (sense 1) < use + -er; in sense user (sense 2) a substantive use of OFr user, to use
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user
British English: user
/ˈjuːzə/ NOUN
The users of a product, machine, service, or place are the people who use it.
Beach users have complained about the dogs.
- American English: user /ˈyuzər/
- Arabic: مُسْتَخْدِم
- Brazilian Portuguese: usuário
- Chinese: 使用者
- Croatian: korisnik
- Czech: uživatel
- Danish: bruger
- Dutch: gebruiker
- European Spanish: usuario
- Finnish: käyttäjä
- French: utilisateur
- German: Benutzer
- Greek: χρήστης
- Italian: utente
- Japanese: 使用者
- Korean: 사용자
- Norwegian: bruker
- Polish: użytkownik
- European Portuguese: utilizador
- Romanian: utilizator
- Russian: пользователь
- Latin American Spanish: usuario
- Swedish: användare
- Thai: ผู้ใช้
- Turkish: kullanıcı
- Ukrainian: користувач
- Vietnamese: người sử dụng
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