User Definition, Meaning, and Usage Examples

Meaning 1：person who uses (user)

user 🔊

/ˈjuːzər/

A person who uses something, like a device, app, or service.

User typing on laptop with app interface, smiling

person who uses 🔊

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/ˈpɜːrsən huː ˈjuːzɪz/

A person who operates, utilizes, or employs something, such as a device, software, or service.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'usus' (use) + agent suffix '-er'.

💡 Mnemonic

User sounds like 'you sir' - you are the one who operates a device.

📖 Example

My grandma became a confident user of her new tablet after just a few tutorials. 🔊 My grandma became a confident user of her new tablet after just a few tutorials.

🔗 Collocations

end user – The final consumer of a product or service.

user interface – The means by which a user interacts with a computer system.

user experience – The overall experience of a person using a product, especially in terms of ease and pleasure.

🔄 Synonyms

consumer (n.) – A person who purchases goods or services for personal use.

operator (n.) – A person who controls a machine or system.

client (n.) – A person who uses the services of a professional or organization.

🚫 Antonyms

provider (n.) – A person or entity that supplies something to users.

non-user (n.) – A person who does not use a particular product or service.

manufacturer (n.) – A person or company that makes goods, as opposed to using them.

🌱 Derivatives

usage (n.) – The action of using something or the extent to which it is used.

usability (n.) – The ease with which something can be used by a user.

user-friendly (adj.) – Easy to use or understand.

📖 Cultural Story

Evolved from Latin 'usus' via Old French 'user', adopted into English as a general term for someone who employs something.